206 Mr. A. Newton on the Irruption of 



which, a male, is still living in the possession of my friend 

 Mr. F. Barlow, of Cambridge. Mr. J. Baker, Mr. F. Bond, and 

 Mr. S. P. Saville *, ' Zool/ pp. 8722-8724. 



85. Courteille, 5'E. Five killed, out of a flock of sixteen, 

 21st June. Dr. de Montessus, on authority of M. Saillant, 

 R. Z. p. 402. 



86. Oakington, 4' E. Male and female, end of June or 

 July. Mr. F. Bond and Mr. S. P. Saville, ' Zool.' pp. 8722- 

 8724. 



87. Barrington, 1' E. Several. Mr. F.Bond, 'Zool.' p.8722. 



88. Forest Gate, 0^. One killed. Preserved by Mr. Argent, 

 and seen by Mr. Newman. No date recorded. Mr. J. Withers, 

 ' Field,' 18th July; ' Zool.' p. 8684. 



89. Louth, 0°. Several obtained in May or June. Mr. T. H. 

 Allis, 'Zooi.'p.8724. 



90. Boston, I'W. Some shot on the coast, a few miles 

 north of this place. Anon., ' Field,' 13th June ; Mr. C. G. Hol- 

 land, 'Zool.' p. 8687. 



91. Royston, 5'W. Nine killed, said to have been all hen 

 birds. Mr. S. P. Saville, ' Zool.' p. 8723. 



92. Balcombe, 7' W. One killed, as it appears, on 5th June. 

 Mr. Frederick Russell f^ in ' Sussex Express,' loth June; quoted 

 'Field,' 20th June. 



93. North Burton, 11' W. One of a pair, the male, killed 

 the first week in June. Mr. W. W. Boulton, ' Zool.' p. 8724. 



94. Barnet, 12' W. Two males killed, at South Mimms, 

 near that place, before the 1st August, and preserved by Mr. 

 Cooper. Mr. Newman, 'Zool.' p. 8685. 



95. Bridlington, 13' W. One killed in May or June. No 

 further particulars. Mr. T. H. Allis, ' Zool.' p. 8724. 



* Mr. Saville was so obliging as to send me the sternum of one of these 

 birds. 



t This gentleman considers the extraordinary feet in this bird to be " a 

 provision of nature to counteract the great heat of the hot sands ".' 



