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me the free use of this specimen for close examination and 

 description. Early in December, 1842, a bird, in every 

 respect agreeing with the example just mentioned, was ob- 

 tained by Mr. Spraine at Bandon in the county of Cork, and 

 passing almost immediately into the possession of Professor 

 Allman, its occurrence was by him recorded (Ann» and Mag. 

 Nat. Hist. xi. p. 78). Its remains are now in the Museum 

 of Trinity College, Dublin. Between the 6th and 26th of 

 January, 1859, a White's Thrush was several times observed 

 at Welford, near Stratford-on-Avon, and, having been killed, 

 is now in the collection of Mr. Robert Tomes of that place, 

 who, unlike most ornithologists, was not content with merely 

 announcing the bare fact, but in doing so (Ibis, 1859, p. 379) 

 contributed some excellent remarks on the structure and 

 affinities of the species, while he has further laid the present 

 Editor under an obligation by submitting the specimen to 

 him for examination. In the spring of 1867 a fourth ex- 

 ample was shot at Ballymahon, county Longford, as recorded 

 (Zool. s.s. p. 2060) by Mr. H. Blake-Knox, who examined 

 it at the birdstuflfer's. Early in January, 1870, one was shot 

 at Hestercombe near Taunton, and obtained by Mr. Cecil 

 Smith (Zool. s.s. p. 2018) who has kindly forwarded it for 

 the use of this work ; and, almost exactly a year later, on the 

 6th of January *, 1871, the occurrence, at Laugsford, near the 

 Mendip Hills, of a second Somersetshire specimen was re- 

 corded (Zool. s.s. 2607) by the same gentleman — this last 

 being now in the possession of Mr. Byne, of Miligen Hall 

 near Taunton, who has sent its photograph to the Editor. 

 In the spring of 1870 Mr. Atkinson believes that he saw 

 a bird of this species at Danby in Cleveland, and as he 

 states (Zool. s.s. p. 2142) that he watched it through a 

 glass at the distance of ten yards, this well-known observer 

 is hardly likely to have been mistaken. But be that as 

 it may, a male, being the seventh British-killed specimen, 

 was obtained at Hickling in Norfolk, on the 10th of October, 

 1871, as recorded by Mr. Gunn (Zool. s.s. p. 2848), and is 



* On the preceding day a " strange Thrush " answering to the description of 

 this species was seen at Cobhain, in Kent, by Lord Clifton (Zool. s.s. p. 2845). 



