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cens’; it was sent by him to Mr. Yarrell, but was not in 
time to be included in his work: on being shewn to Mr. 
Gould he expressed the very natural wish ‘to receive 
more from the same locality before determining on it.” 
(Zoologist, 1875.) 
My clutch of eggs do not differ from eggs of ‘P. 
Minor.’ 
THREE-TOED WOODPECKER. 
(PicoipEs TRIDACTYLUS.) 
Rejected from the B.O.U. List. 
Rejected by Newton. 
Rejected by Seebohm. 
THE GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER. 
(CoLAPTES AURATUS.) 
Rejected from the B.O.U. List. 
Rejected by Newton. 
Rejected by Seebohm. 
Professor Newton excludes it ‘‘on the principle already 
acted upon.” 
Mr. Seebohm says ‘‘ there can be little doubt that the 
bird was shot in this country but had most probably escaped 
from a cage.” 
The account of the occurrence is given by Harting, 
“ ir Marsh says, my brother, now member for Sals- 
bury, saw the bird in the flesh before it was preserved , tt 
was brought to him just after it was shot; itwas preserved 
by Edwards, of Amesbury : and has never been out of my 
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