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owner referred to it, I.e., as a specimen " exactly corre- 

 sponding to Montagu's description." 

 One, Christchurch, Hants, 183(5 : Thompson, " Nat. Hist. 



Irel. (Birds)," vol. ii. p. 172. This proved to be a 



specimen of Nycticorax griseiis, young. 

 One, Isle of Man, 1836 : Yarrell, " Hist. Brit. Birds," 3rd 



ed., vol. ii. p. 578. Doubtful. 

 One, Dumfriesshire, Oct. 1844 : Yarrell, op. cit. ; Thomp- 

 son, op. cit. Formerly in the collection of Sir William 



Jardine. 

 One near Armagh, Nov. 12, 1845 : Thompson, Ann. Nat 



Hist, vol. xvii., 1846 ; " Nat. Hist. Irel. (Birds)," vol. ii. 



p. 168. In the Belfast Museum. 

 One, Fleetwood, Lancashire, Dec. 8, 1845 : Cooper, ZooL, 



1846, p. 1248. In Mus. Lit. and Phil. Soc, Preston. 



Clearly identified by Mr. Cooper, Lc. 

 One near Yarmouth : Gurney and Fisher, ZooL, 1 848, p. 



1965. Doubtful. Cf. Stevenson, " Birds of Norfolk," 



vol. ii. p. 174. 

 One, Anglesea, Dec. 1851 : Gurney, ZooL, 1866, p. 145. 



Examined in the flesh. Announced previously on 



wrapper of ZooL, Jan. 1852. 

 One, Links of Balgownie, Bridge of Don, Aberdeenshire, 



Nov. 1854: Gray, "Birds of the West of Scotland," 



p. 280. In the University Museum, Aberdeen. 

 One, Pentland Hills, Mid-Lothian, about 1861: Field, 



March 4, 1871. In the collection of Mr. Cowan, of 



Loofan House ; but this is a common Bittern. 

 One, Latheron-wheel, Caithness, autumn, 1862 : R. Gray, 



op. cit In Mus. Roy. Phys. Soc, Edinburgh ? 

 One, CO. Wexford, Dec. 1862 : Proc. DuhL Nat Hist Soc, 



1863, p. 10 ; Ussher, "Birds of Ireland," p. 169. 

 One near Barcombe, Lewes, Oct. 29, 1863 : Field, Nov. 7, 



1863. 

 One near Canterbury: J. H. Gurney, ZooL, 1866, p. 145. 



Identified by Mr. Gurney. 

 One, Pevensey Marshes, Sussex, Nov. 26, 1867 : Dutton, 



