Botany and Zoology of Devon and Cornwall, 35 1 



Hsematopus Ostralegus, an occasional visitant on the beaches of the southern 



coast. 

 Ardea cinerea, stationary. A. stellaris, an Occasional, though rare winter 



visitant. A. minuta, though very rarely, has occurred. 

 Numenius arquata, stationary within the district, breeding on Dartmoor, 



frequenting the seacoast in winter. N. Phaeopus, less frequent than 



the last, and only a winter visitant. 

 Scolopax (of Linnaeus) Gallinago, stationary. The following are all winter 



visitants, though instances occasionally occur of their breeding in the 



district: S. Rusticola, S. major, S. Gallinula, S. -^gocephala, S. 



rufa, S. Glottis, S. Totanus. 

 Rallus aquaticus, stationary. R. Crex, a common summer visita^||^ 

 Gallinula chloropus, common. j„.;.^,.^^i,iq- 



Fulica atra, less common than the water-hen, ' ' ' "' '"' 



Anseres. 



As nearly the whole of these are winter visitants, I shall note 

 those only that are exceptions. 



Podiceps cristatus, occasionally. P. auritus, frequently. P. minor, common 



through the year. 

 Uria Troile, common. U. Alle, occasional. 

 Colymbus glacialis, rare. C. arcticus, occasional. 

 Alca Torda, common. A. arctica, somewhat rare on the coasts ; a summer 



visitant. 

 Sterna Hirundo, a summer visitant. S. nigra, occasionally in winter. S. 



minuta, do. 

 Larus marinus, rare. L. argentatus, frequent. L. canus, breeds in the 



district. L. ridibundus, latter part of summer. L. Rissa, common ; 



breeds here. L. minutus, a rare winter visitant. v ,^i'm puifr^ 



Cataractes parasiticus occurs occasionally, but rarely on the coast. It 

 Procellaria glacialis, occasionally. P. pelagica, in stormy weather. P,> 



Puffinus, frequent in summer. ' [ 



Mergus Serrator, M. Merganser, M. Albellus, occasionally, but rarely 



visit us in severe winters. 

 Anas Cygnus, the wild swan, occurs, in severe winters, in flocks of from 



twelve to twenty. During the last winter, many were shot within 



the district. A. Anser ; this is also of frequent occurrence in 



severe winters, as well as A. erythropus, A. Beniicla,- and A. 



Brenta. A. nigra, A. Tadorna, A. marila, A. acuta, A. Clangula, 



A. ferina, A. Fuligula, not unfrequent. A. Glaucion, A. mollissima, 



A. clypeata, rare ; and A. Boschas, A. Penelope, A. Crecca, regular^ 



winter visitants. 

 Pelicanus Carbo, and P. Graculus, belong to the district ; and P. Bassanus^r 



has occurred as a solitary unfrequent winter visit^ti v£ ^..hmv iw i4 



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Vespettllio Fernim-equinum, in the limestone caverns. V. ittintitus, ditto. 

 V. murinus, common. V. auritus, frequent. V. Barbastellus, in the 

 southern parts of Devon. V. pygmaeus, in the vicinity of.JDai'tmoor. 

 V. Noctuk, occasionally in Devon. -sj/fHaroO 



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ErinAceus europaeus, common. .-iif-'vi:'*? ^.ru 



Sorex araneus, ditto. S. fodiens, frequent in marshy situations. 



