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Mr. Kelly tells me that he well remembers shooting the 

 bird on the 30th of October last, a fine mild day, shortly 

 after the three gales of the 14th, 19th, and 22nd of October. 

 The bird was killed at a place called Crumlin, two and a half 

 miles west of Dublin, and was flying near to some pools of 

 water (old quarry-holes). 



When first seen it was flying, and was supposed to be a 

 a Gull. It fell on the water, and was brought home and 

 roughly skinned by Mr. Kelly himself. Some three weeks 

 afterwards he gave the skin to Mr. Tank, from whom I 

 received it and secured it for this Museum. 



This, I believe, is the first occurrence of this South-Oceanic 

 species on our coasts, and appears, indeed, surprising ; but it 

 is well to remember that the " Cape Pigeon " has already 

 occurred three times in France, according to Degland et 

 Gerbe, vol. ii. p. 372. Still I do not, for a moment, think that 

 the present solitary occurrence at all entitles it to rank as a 

 British, or even much strengthens its claims as a European 

 species. 



Yours &c., 



A. G. More. 



Note on Trichoglossus rubrigularis. — In Dr. Ant. Heich- 

 enow's "Conspectus Psittacorum" (Journ. f. Orn. 1881, 

 p. 396) I observe it stated, in reference to my lately described 

 Trichoglossus rubrigularis, that " the red chin-spot, just the 

 most important character of this species, is omitted in the 

 diagnosis.^' Such is certainly the case in Dr. Reichenuio's 

 version of my diagnosis (l.s.c). But those who take the 

 trouble to refer to the original diagnosis (P. Z. S. 1881, p. 451) 

 will find there the words " gula summa cocciueo-rubra '' 

 (which have been omitted in the ' Journal fiir Ornithologie ') 

 duly given. It seems to be rather strange conduct on the 

 part of Dr. Reichenow thus to mutilate an author^s diagnosis, 

 and then to accuse him of having made a serious blunder ! 



P. L. SCLATER. 



