192 Mr. A. Newton on the Irruption of 



tions to the ' Field ' newspaper and that useful magazine, the 

 ' Zoologist/ to be overlooked. My readers will bear in mind 

 that I am not writing a history of Syrrhaptes paradoxus, but 

 only giving an account of its irruption into Europe last year. 

 To this I strictly confine myself, and accordingly extract from 

 the numerous records no details respecting the food, plumage, 

 or habits of the species, valuable and interesting as such details 

 are. Lastly, for the sake of brevity, I have in this list always 

 omitted the " 1863," which is to be understood after every date, 

 and after every reference to a periodical (excepting the ' Zoolo- 

 gist '), unless the contrary is especially stated. 



1. Brody, 25° KV E. No further particulars. Prof. Grube, 

 ' Kolnische Zeitung,' No. 339, 7th Dec. 



2. Willenberg, 20° 55' E. One killed, out of more than 

 twenty seen, " about four weeks ago." * Magdeburger Zeitung,' 

 21st June; quoted by Dr. Carl Bolle, 'Journal fiir Ornitho- 

 logie,' p. 247. 



3. Pesth, 19° 4' E. A flock, sometime in spring. Dr. An- 

 ton Fritsch, J. f. 0. p. 296. 



4. Stuhlweissenburg, 18° 25' E. No further particulars. 

 Prof. Grube, K. Z. No. 339. Perhaps another version of the last 

 notice. 



5. Gothland, 18° to 18° 30' E. One specimen killed. Prof. 

 Reinhardt, in litt., 1st August. 



6. Tuchel, 17° 50' E. A male shot about 14th May. Dr. 

 Carl Bolle, on authority of HH. Ludwig and Defert, J.f.0.p.241. 



7. Brieg, 17° 30' E. A young bird, shot in August; exhi- 

 bited by Prof. Grube to the ' Schlesische GesellschaflFt fiir vater- 

 landische Cultur,' K. Z. No. 339. 



8. Miloslaw, 17° 30' E. Two examples obtained through 

 Herr Boncowski, 16th December, out of a flock of five. Some 

 days after, another bird obtained. Lieut. Alex. v. Homeyer, 

 J. f. 0. 1864, p. 61. 



9. Nykjoping, 17° E. Three shot, out of a small flock, in 

 May. Mr. H. W. Wheelwright, in the ' Field,' 15th August. 



