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but the commencement of its operation was delayed 

 until February 1, 1889, and the proposed protection 

 came too late. 



The following bibliography, although by no means 

 exhaustive, may be of service to readers who may 

 desire to pursue the subject in greater detail than is 

 here possible : — 



Moore, On the first appearance of the Sand-Groiise in the 

 British Islands in July 1859: Ibis, 1860, pp. 105-110, 

 with coloured plate by Wolf. 



Newton, On the irruption of Pallas's Sand-Grouse in 1863, 

 with a sketch map, pi. vi. : Ibis, 1864, pp. 185-222; 

 egg figured, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1861, p. 203, pi. 



Newton, On the irruption of Pallas's Sand-Grouse in 1888 : 

 Brit. Assoc. Reports (Bath), Sept. 1888 ; Zool, 1888, p. 

 385 ; Breeding in East Riding of Yorkshire, Zool., I.e. 



Newton, On the breeding of the Sand-Grouse in Scotland : 

 Field, June 13, 1888; the young described and figured, 

 Ibis, 1890, p. 207, pi. vii. 



Stevenson, "Birds of Norfolk," vol. i. pp. 376-404, with 

 coloured plate by Wolf 



Southwell, On the occurrence of the Sand-Grouse in Nor- 

 folk: Zool., 1888, pp. 442-456. 



Cordeaux, Summary of occurrences in Lincolnshire : Zool., 

 1888, pp. 419-42.3. 



Fitch, ditto in Essex : Essex Naturalist, 1888, pp. 61, 186, 

 271 ; breeding in Essex, op. cit., 1888, p. 66. 



Hancock, ditto in Northumberland and Durham: Trans. 

 Tyneside Nat. Field Club, 1863-64, vol. vi. p. 100. 



Harting, On the recent immigration of Pallas's Sand-Grouse: 

 Life Lore, August 1888, with figure ; Collected observa- 

 tions on the occurrence of the Sand-Grouse in England : 

 Zool., 1888, p. 261 ; Alleged breeding in Cumberland, 

 pp. 348, 388. 



Scharff, The Sand-Grouse in Ireland: Zool, 1888, p. 347. 



