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zance, sent me word that a female of the Great Bustard liad 

 been shot only a few days before on an open plain between 

 Helston and the Lizard Point. The bird had been observed 

 for some days in a field of turnips close by. This is con- 

 sidered to be the first instance of the capture of the Great 

 Bustard in Cornwall. In reference to Bustards, as formerly 

 inhabiting various parts of England, I may state, that Mr. 

 Joseph Clarke, of Saffron Walden, gave me lately a copy of 

 a single paper of Addison's Spectator, No. CCCX., for 

 Tuesday, March 4th, 1712, containing an advertisement, of 

 which the following is an exact copy : " Heyden in Essex, 

 near Walden and Royston, the seat of Sir Peter Soame, 

 Bart., deceased, situate on a gentle hill, Avith a very large 

 and pleasant prospect, fair gardens, canals, fish-ponds, dove 

 coate, and all sorts of offices without door, woods of large 

 timber, and where is all game in great plenty, even to the 

 Bustard and Pheasant, is to be let, furnished or unfurnished, 

 for 16 years. Enquire at Mr. Chus in Bartly-street, Pic- 

 cadilly, or at Mr. Cooper's, at the Blue-Boar in Holborn."" 

 To this I may add, that in Melbourne, the parish next below 

 Royston, there is a piece of land which is still known by the 

 name of Bustard- Leys. 



The Glossy Ibis. Ihis falcinellus, vol. ii. p. 505. A 

 fine adult bird of this species was killed on the borders of 

 the Loch of Kilconquhar on the coast of Fife, in September 

 1842. Mr. Hepburn, who shot the bird, called upon me 

 and made the communication. I believe this is the first 

 record of the capture of the Glossy Ibis in Scotland. 



The Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Tringa rufescens, 

 vol. ii. p. 634. Two more examples of this rare Sandpiper 

 have lately occurred. The first was obtained at Yarmouth, 

 in October 1841, by J. H. Gurney, Esq., of Norwich, and 

 the second on the coast of Sussex, by F. Bond, Esq. 



The Broad-billed Sandpiper. Tringa platyrhijn- 



