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in his '' Catalogue of Birds " mentions a specimen of Nestor 

 meridionalis from New Zealand, from Capt. Cook's voyages 

 {cf. Cat. B., XX., p. 5 (1891)). 



The Fifteenth Day's Sale took place on Tuesday, May 28, 

 1819. It still consisted of Birds — " Herons, Ducks, Wood- 

 peckei's. Bee-eaters, &c." 



A certain Captain Laskey bought several lots, as did a 

 Mr. Molinari, who had purchased a few lots in the sales of the 

 previous days. Lots 7, 14, 37, 39, 41, 52 are marked as " sold," 

 having apparently been disposed of before the sale commenced. 



Lot 8. Undescribed Heron. Purchased by Mr. Fector for 

 Vienna (£2 2s.). 



Lot 9. Beautiful Heron; unknown. Bought by Prof. 

 Temminck (13s.). 



Lot 10. Roufous Heron, undescribed ; from " New Holland," 

 corrected in MS. in Professor Newton's copy to " S. America." 

 Bought by Prof. Lichtenstein (14s.). 



Lot 16. Unknown Heron. Bought by Lord Stanley (17.s.). 



Lot 17. Small Bittern ; undescribed. Bought by Prof. 

 Temminck for 1 guinea. 



Lot 27. Ibis ; unknown. Lord Stanley (28s.). 



Lot 28. Patagonian Penguin, A. Patachonica. Mr. Led- 

 brook (21s.). He also bought several other lots, presumably 

 for Lord Temple. 



Lot 51. Albatross, Diomedia Exulans. A MS. note in 

 Professor Newton's copy adds : " From Tristan d'Acunha." Lord 

 Stanley bought this lot for £(i. 



Lot 54, Spotted Shag, is entered twice. [See No. 64.] 



Lot 59. A Harlequin Duck, A. Histrionica. A MS. note 

 in Professor Newton's copy adds : " Bailed in Orkneys." It 

 was bought by Dr. Adams for Edinburgh for a guinea. 



Lot 79. Grey-headed Woodpecker, P. Canus. The locality 

 is entered in Professor Newton's copy as " Siberia." Swainson 

 gave 16s. for the specimen. 



Lot 88. A " Pair of Brown Woodpeckers ; undescribed." 

 Bought by Baron Laugier for 22s. 



Lot 90. Unknown [Woodpecker]. Bought by Swainson for 8s. 



Lot 91. Ditto. Bought by Molinari for 7s. 



Lot 92. Undescribed (lis.). Lot 93. Ditto (20s.). Both 

 bought by Swainson. 



Several lots of Honey-eaters follow, the species being described 

 (evidently by Latham) as Gold-winged Bee-eater, etc. 



