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Piltock of Shetland, the former name being applied to the fry, and 

 the latter to the fish when a year old. 



The Cod-fish is but rarely procured, there being but one cod-bank 

 (which is called Skirnaw), lying between Rathlin and Isla in Scot- 

 land. 



The Lithe, Ling, Plaice, and Turbot are occasionally caught ; and 

 during summer the Grey Gurnard and one or two species of Wrasse 

 are plentiful round the shores. 



The Fifteen-spined Stickleback ( Gasterosteus spinachid) has been 

 found in the pools on the shore, and in the rivulets and ponds the 

 Short-spined Stickleback ( G. brachycentrus). 



Notices of iJie Geographical Range of certain Birds common to va- 

 rious Parts of the World but principally to India and Europe. 

 By Lieut-Col. W. U. Sykes, F.B.S. , 



Circaetus brachydactylus, Vieil- j Jndia and ^^ 



Aquila chrysaeta India and Europe. 



Falco Tinnunculus India and Europe. 



Chicquera India and Cape of Good Hope. 



,y. f Europe, and only slightly differ- 



Circus cyawm | ing in India. 



("India, Java, and Cape of Good 



Strix Javanica i Hope. (Very like Strix flam- 



L mea of Europe.) 

 A Swallow hardly distinguishable) j ,. 

 from H. rustica of Europe ... J 



Alcyon Smyrnensis Smyrna and India. 



Alcedo rudis Dukhun and Cape of Good Hope. 



Muscipeta (longtailed white andl gouth Afi . ica and India 



chestnut) J 



f Europe and North America. A 



Collurio Excubitor < species or variety in India very 



I slightly different. 

 Oriolus Gattmla j Europe, India, and Cape of Good 



melanocephalus India and the Cape. 



Cape Thrush (Ixos Caffer) India and the Cape. 



Ixos falcatus Dukhun and Philippines. 



Lesser Whitethroat 



Budytes citreola 



Stonechat 



Phoznicura Suecica 



Emberiza melanocep/iala 



hortulana 



Common Sparrow 



Pastor roseus _ 



Coracias Indica India and the Cape. 



Hoopoe (not of Europe) Cape and India. 



> All found in Europe and India. 



