of British Birds. ' 117 



A specimen of this lark was killed on the beach near Sher- 

 ringham, in March last, which passed into the hands of Mr. 

 Sims of Norwich, by whom it was preserved ; and it is now 

 in the collection of Edward Lorn be, Esq., of Great Melton, 

 who also possesses one of the males of Falco rufipes before 

 mentioned. The north of Europe and Asia is frequented by 

 this lark ; and Wilson gives a characteristic description and 

 representation of it among his Birds of the United States^ 

 vol. i. p. 85. pi. 5. fig. 4. 



Western Duck (^nas Stelle^rj of Pallas). 



^nas occidua of the Naturalist's Miscellany, No. 34. ; 

 W^estern Duck of Pennant's Arctic Zoology, vol. ii. p. 497. 

 pi. 23. ; Id., Lath. Syn., vol. vi. p. 532. ; Id., Lath. Supp., vol.i. 

 p. 275. ; ^'nas dispar. Lath. Ind. Orn., vol. ii. p. 866. sp. 83. 



A male of this beautiful species was shot by a collector near 

 Yarmouth, and is now in the possession of a gentleman at 

 Acle. This bird has been found on the western coast of 

 America ; it is also an inhabitant of Kamtschatka, where it 

 breeds among rocks. It is said to fly in flocks, confining 

 itself to the sea-coast and near the mouths of large rivers. 

 M. Temminck has not included this species in his manual 

 of the birds of Europe. 



Ste'rna ca'spia of Pallas. 



Id., Lath. Ind. Orn., vol. ii. p. 803. sp. 1.; Caspian Tern 

 of Pennant's Arc.Zool., vol. ii. p. 526. ; Id., Lath. Syn., vol. vi. 

 p. 350. ; Hirondelle-de-mer Tschegrava, Temm. Man. d'Orn., 

 vol. ii. p. 733. 



Two examples of this tern, the largest of the European 

 species, have been killed at Yarmouth : one of them is in the 

 collection of a gentleman residing in Norwich ; the second I 

 have not been able to trace. Excellent figures of this bird in 

 its summer plumage occur in the works of Meyer and Stor, 

 and a representation of the Qgg is given by Dr. Schintz, 

 pi. 1 3. fig. 6. 



Descriptions of the plumage of these four birds will be 

 found in the different works to which I have referred ; and 

 repetition is therefore avoided here as unnecessary. 



Several notices of the occurrence of rare British birds 

 having already appeared in your Magazine, I have selected 

 from a long list the names of such onliy as are most inter- 

 esting. 



Little Horned Owl; woodchat; roller; nutcracker; Ri- 



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