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headed duck, and others reputed British ; and that dozen 

 are not the men most likely to have such opportunity. 

 Several of these reputed visitors should, in my opinion, 

 be expunged from our list. 1 



1 The above remarks may appear sweeping ; but I prefer to let them 

 stand, and for a statement of the facts respecting the occurrences of 

 reputed British birds, refer my readers to "Yarrell" (4th ed.), where all 

 the evidence is set out with judicial impartiality. 



