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in September, 1851 [Western Times, October lltli, 

 1851). In 1869, an eighth specimen was 

 killed on the river Dart, not far from Totnes, on 

 the 20th of September. This bird, which was not 

 fully mature in plumage, was taken in the flesh to 

 Mr. Shopland of Torquay, and purchased by Baron 

 A von Hiigel (Zool. 1869. p. 1917). Afterwards it 

 passed into the possession of Mr. J. H. Gurney. 



Order ANSERES. 



Family Anatid^. 

 GREY LAG GfOO^'Fi.—Anser cimreus, Meyer. 

 A RARE winter visitant. Our only reliable evidence, 

 for the occurrence of the Grey Lag in Devon, is 

 supplied by Mr. Gatcombe, who purchased a female 

 in the Devonport Market, November 25th, 1858, 

 which is now in the P^xeter Museum. It had been 

 killed on the river Tamar. " This species is very 

 uncommon with us," the above mentioned specimen 

 and another, " being the only two I ever observed 

 in om- markets, although I have been for many 

 years on the look out for them " (Zool. 1859. p. 

 6376). Mr. E. G. Waddilove writes under date 9th 

 July, 1890: "I once in the winter 188^-5 saw 

 four grey geese which, from their size, I feel pretty 

 sure were Grey Lags, flying at no very great height 

 out seawards, over the sand-bank at the mouth of 

 the estuary (Exe) known as the 'Warren.' " 



