HERONS 44 5 



One, Thorpe Mere, Aldeburgli, June 1882: Babington, 



" Birds of Suffolk," p. 24-2. 

 One, Glansevern, Gathruyl, Montgomeryshire : Archibald, 



Zool., 1891, p. 471. In the possession of Mr. Humphreys 



Owen at Glansevern. 

 One, Waterville, co. Kerry, Sept. 17, 1895 : Williams, 



Irish Nat, 1896, p. 56. 

 One, Ballynacourty, Dungarvan Bay, co. Waterford, Sept. 



12, 1896: Ussher, "Birds of Ireland," p. 163. In the 



collection of Mr. R. M. Barrington. 

 One, North Ronaldshay, Orkney, 1897: Ann. Scot. Nat. 



Hist., July 1897 ; Ihis, 1898, p. 157. 



Obs. In addition to tlie instances above men- 

 tioned, Mr. Rocke reported his possession of one 

 {Zool., 1865, p. 9419) which was said to have been 

 killed near Yarmouth on July 7, 1864; but, from 

 inquiries made, Stevenson was convinced that it 

 was not procured anywhere in the county of Nor- 

 folk. See " Birds of Norfolk," vol. ii. p. 153. 



BUFF -BACKED HERON. Ardea russata, Wagler. 

 Length, 18*5 in. ; bill, 2-25 in. ; wing, 9*5 in. ; tarsus, 

 3-25 in. 

 Hah. Southern Europe and Africa. 



One, Kingsbridge (between the Start and the Prawle), 

 Devon, October, 1805 : Montagu, Trains. Linn. Soc, 

 vol. ix. p. 197; "Orn. Diet. Suppl," 1813. 



One, Martham near Yarmouth, 1827: Stevenson, "Birds 

 of Norfolk," vol. ii. p. 151. Formerly in the Saffron 

 Walden Museum. See Southwell, " Birds of Norfolk," 

 vol. iii. p. 414. It is to be regretted that Stevenson did 

 not examine the specimen before it was destroyed by 

 moths ; but he was informed by Mr. Joseph Clarke, of 

 Saffron Walden, that it was a young bird, and that it 

 was killed at Martham. 



