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long pursuit was secured by the Rev. J. Landow 

 (Zool. 1857. p. 5346). This specimen is apparently 

 the bird alluded to by Mr. Gatcombe in the 

 following words ; " On calling at the house of a 

 gentleman in Braunton, we were shown a lovely 

 specimen of the elegant Cream-coloured Courser 

 {Cursorius Isahellinus), well mounted and in nearly 

 perfect adult male plumage, shewing only a few 

 faint semilinear markings peculiar to the young " 

 (Zool. 1871. p. 2475). In March, 1860, Mr. G. F. 

 Mathew observed two birds of this species in the 

 same district, but failed to secure them, though 

 "quite certain as to the identity of the species" 

 (Zool. 1860. p. 6980). 



DOTTEREL. — Eudromias morinellus (Linn). 



An irregular visitant. "It is only at very long 

 intervals that the Dotterel is seen in the West of 

 England," writes the Kev. M. A. Mathew, in 

 recording three birds killed out of a trip of Dotterel 

 that visited the neighbourhood of Barnstaple in 

 May, 1879 (Zool. 1879. p. 490). Mr. Rowe says 

 that the Dotterel is " Said to have bred at one time 

 on Dartmoor, but no specimens have been observed 

 for many years" (1863). Dr. Elliot writes; "A 

 few specimens have been obtained, and I have 

 strong reasons for thinking they breed on Dartmoor." 

 The spring of the year is the time, when the 

 Dotterel generally appears in Southern England ; 

 the Exeter Museum has two birds shot on August 



