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ON THE MORE IMPORTANT ADDITIONS TO OUR 

 KNOWLEDGE OF BRITISH BIRDS SINCE 1899. 



BY 



H. F. WITHERBY and N. F. TICEHURST. 



Part IX. 



(Continued from page 322.) 



PURPLE HERON Ardea purpurea L. S. page 369. 



Norfolk. — A young female is recorded as having been shot 

 near Lowestoft about October 20th, 1899 (J. H. Gurney, 

 Zool., 1900, p. 112); one (doubtful) was reported to have 

 been seen at Yarmouth on August 12th, 1901 {id., t.c, 1902, 

 p. 92) ; a young male was shot at Barton on August 8th, 1906 

 {id., t.c, 1907, p. 133). 



Hertfordshire. — An immature example was shot near 

 Harpenden in November, 1902 (J. Steele-Elhott, t.c, 1903, 

 p. 107). 



SciLLY Isles. — An immature bird was secured at St. Mary's 

 in April, 1898 (J. Clark and F. R. Rodd, t.c, 1906, p. 301). 



GREAT WHITE HERON Ardea alba L. S. page 371. 



Five undoubted examples of this rare species are admitted 

 by Howard Saunders on Mr. J. H. Gurney's authority. The 

 following may perhaps be added. 



Nottinghamshire. — One in Mr. F. S. Foljambe's well- 

 known collection was shot many years ago at Osberton 

 (J. Whitaker, Birds of Notts., p. 178). 



Yorkshire. — One seen in 1868 near Wadsley Bridge by 

 Mr. A. S. Hutchinson is considered by Mr. Nelson to be a 

 good record {Birds of Yorks., p. 393). 



LITTLE EGRET Ardea garzetta. S. page 373. 



Yorkshire. — A male in the Grosvenor Museum, Chester, 

 stated to have been shot near Paull, Humberside, March, 1826, 

 should be admitted to the hst (T H. Nelson, Birds of Yorks., 

 p. 394). 



[Hampshire. — Perhaps the specimen mentioned in 

 " Yarrell " (4th ed.. Vol. IV., p. 183) should be admitted (c/. 

 Birds of Hants, p. 199, Zool, 1901, p. 107.)] 



