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Lot 114. A white variety of the Shag, and a ditto of the Jay. 

 The Shag has disappeared, but the Jay is mentioned by Gray in 

 1863 (p. 85) and by me (Cat. B., iii., p. 94). 



Eleventh Day's Sale, May 18, 1819. This day was again 

 devoted to birds. 



Lot 4, "Crimson-breasted Woodpecker, Picus Olivaceous {sic !), 

 the specimen brought by Capt. Cook," was bought by Baron 

 Laugier for 12s., who also purchased Lot 5 (male and female 

 Sacred Kingfisher) for 13s. 



Lot 6, Gigantic Heron (" female," in Prof. Newton's Cata- 

 logue), was bought by Dr. Adams for Edinburgh for 39s. The 

 same gentleman purchased the next, Lot 7, a male of the same 

 species, " a noble specimen in the finest plumage," but he had 

 to pay £8 for it. 



Mr. Vigors and Mr. Swainson likewise purchased specimens 

 on this occasion, and a good many were secured by Mr. Fector 

 for Vienna. 



Lot 19. Belted Kingfisher, Alcedo Alcyon, and an undescribed 

 species from the Sandwich Islands, were bought by Dr. Leach for 

 a guinea. I have been unable to trace them, so far, in the 

 British Museum cabinets. 



Lot 31. Pigmy Auk, Aptenodytas pygmsea, "very rare: the 

 only specimen in Bi'itain," fetched 35s. from Mr, Leadbeater. 



Lot 32. A Beef-eater, Buphaga africana, from Africa, fetched 

 £2 4s. from a Mr. Hobart — an enormous figure. 



Lot 33. A Black-bellied Darter or Anhinga, Plotus melano- 

 gaster, was purchased by Mr. Vigors for 53s. 



Lot 35. A " beautiful undescribed Roller from Africa ; the 

 only one known," was bought by a Mr. Riddell for £4. 



Leach purchased a number of the Petrels, spending more 

 than £25 on the following numbers : 



Lot 39. Stormy Petrel (10s. &d.). 



Lot 41. Pintado Petrel, P. capensis (16s.). 



Lot 42. Black Petrel, ^quinoctialis (£6 16s. M. !). 



Lot 43. Great Petrel or Mother Carey's Goose, P. gigantea ; 

 a fine specimen, 3 feet long (£10 !). 



Lot 44. Sooty Petrel, P. grissea (male and female) (£3 6s.). 



Lot 45. Cinereous Petrel, P. cinerea, "from Tristran 

 d'Acunha," MS. note in Professor Newton's copy (£2 16s.). 



Lot 46. Two Petrels, undescribed, " brot. home by Cook," 

 MS. note in Professor Newton's copy (19s.). 



Lot 47. Two ditto, ditto (24s.). 



