HERONS 443 



A drawing of the bird was presented to the Linnean 



Society, Trans. Linn. Soc, iii. p. 335. 

 One, Ormsby Broad, Norfolk, July 20, 1822: Latham, 



02^. cit. ; Paget, " Sketch Nat. Hist. Yarmouth," p. 7 ; 



Do well, Zool, 1843, p. 78.i 

 One near Furnace, on the Conway, July 11, 1828: Gray, 



"Cat. Birds, Brit. Mus.," p. 148; Dobie, "Birds of 



Cheshire," p. 318. 

 One, Wick Pond, Albourne, Sussex, summer 1828. Figrured 



by Borrer, " Birds of Sussex," p. 316. 

 One, Oulton, near Yarmouth, May 1831 : Selby, "111. Brit. 



Orn.," vol. ii. p. 26. In the collection of Mr. J. H. 



Gurney. 

 One, Christchurch Harbour, Hants, 1832 : Eyton, " Rarer 



Brit. Birds," p. 100: Wise, "New Forest," p. 316. 

 One, Ormsby Broad, Norfolk, June 12, 1834: Stevenson, 



"Birds of Norfolk," vol. ii. p. 152. 

 One, Lake Lothing, near Lowestoft, June 1834: ihld. 

 One, Flixton, near Bungay, Suttblk : Babington, " Birds of 



Suffolk," p. 242. In the collection of Mr. R. Ussher. 

 One, near Kingsbridge, Devon, July 1840: Yarrell, "Hist. 



Brit. Birds," 3rd ed., vol. ii. p. 562. 

 One, Penzance, April 1843: Rodd, ZooL, 1843, p. 190; 



" Birds of Cornwall," p. 130. 

 One, St. Michael's Carhayes, Cornwall, April 1845 : Rodd, 



Zool, 1865, p. 9617 ; "Birds of Cornwall," p. 130. 

 One, Kirkoswald, Cumberland, July 1845 : Yarrell, op. cit. 

 One, Land's End, May 1847: Rodd, Zool, 1847, p. 830; 



" Birds of Cornwall," p. 130. 



1 This bird was caught in a fisherman's net which was hanging out 

 to dry. Latham, who notes this circumstance (pp. cit.), gives the date 

 20th July 1822 ; while in Sir W. Hooker's ilS. the same fact is referred 

 to as having occurred on the 11th July 1820. Stevenson had reason to 

 believe that Dec. 1820 is the correct date (i/. " Birds of Norfolk," vol. ii. 

 p. 152). Subsequently, however, he wrote to me (March 18, 1873) that 

 July 20, 1822, was the correct date after all, referring me to a note by 

 Youell of Yarmouth {Linn. Trans., xiii. 1822, p. 616) in coutirmation 

 of his decision. 



