320 Wading Birds of Devonshire. 



2. Charadrius Morinellus, the Dotterel, or Little plover. Scarce. 



Frequents the moors in spring, and September, but I am uncer- 

 tain if it breeds here : the Rev. S. Rowe saw several on Dart- 

 moor, in September, 1828, and a specimen is in Mr. Rowe's 

 collection. 



3. Charadrius Hiatfcula, the Ringed dotterel. Common. Frequents 



our estuaries all the year. I shot several, young and old, in com- 

 pany with the purres, on Plymouth Breakwater, in July, 1828. 

 Gen. Vane'llus. — Subgen. 1. Squatarbla. 



I. Squatarola cinerea, Grey plover. Not so common as the golden 

 plover, but probably they breed here, as Mr. Drew, Pincombe, 

 Bolitho, and myself, possess specimens in summer and winter 

 plumage. 

 Subgen. 2. Vanellus. 



1. Vanellus cristatus, Lapwing, Peewit, or Green plover. Common. 

 Breeds on the moors; descends in flocks to the lower grounds 

 in winter, whence numbers are obtained for the markets. 

 Gen. LLem a'topus. ^EP^R 



1. Haematopus Ostralegus, Oyster-catcher. Occasionally seen in small 

 flocks on the shores in winter. I possess one with the white 

 ring round the neck. 



Fam. ii. Cultirostres. 



Gen. Gru's. 



1. Grus cinerea, the Crane. Ray, in his Synopsis, mentions the flocks 

 of cranes which frequented the marshes of Lincolnshire and 

 Cambridgeshire in his time, since which they have become 

 scarce; however, in September, 1826, a fine specimen was shot 

 in the parish of Buckland Monachorum, near Plymouth, which 

 is now in Mr. Drew's collection ; it was wounded in the wing, 

 and made a most desperate resistance. 



Gen. A'rdea. — Subgen. 1. A'rdea. 



1. A'rdea cinerea, Common heron. These are common. Heronries 



still exist in several parts of the county, as at Sharpham on the 

 Dart ; and at Warleigh, the seat of the Rev. W. Radcliff, on the 

 Tamar. 



2. A'rdea alba, Great white heron. Although considered doubtful by 



Eyton, yet was seen on the Avon, as stated by Montagu ; 

 by the Rev. Kerr Vaughan, who is a good judge, and has a fine 

 British collection. 



3. A'rdea purpurea, Purple heron. Rare. Temminck says that the 



A. caspica, variegata, and africana, are the young of this bird ; if 

 so, a specimen was observed by T. E. Gosling, Esq., on the 

 Plym, in April, 1824. Another was noticed by several persons 

 in December, 1836, at Fleet, the seat of J. Bulteel, Esq. 



Subgen. 2. Egretta. 



1. Egretta russata, Little white heron, or Red-billed heron. Montagu 

 describes one, shot near Kingsbridge, in 1805, which is now in 

 the British Museum ; and I add it to the list, although Tem- 

 minck says, " Mais 1' oiseau est echappe" d'une menagerie." — 

 Manuel, p. 565. 



Subgen. 3. Botaurus, 



1. Botaurus stellaris, Bittern. Considered uncommon by Montagu, 



yet there is scarcely a winter but we obtain specimens. 



2. Botaurus lentiginosus, Freckled heron. (See Montagu.) I have 



been so fortunate as to obtain a specimen, shot at Mothecombe, 

 near Plymouth, December 22. 1829. 



