ARDETTA MINUTA, 469 
[§ 5262. Onxe.—Holland. From Mr. Newcome, 1851.| 
[$§ 5263. Zwo.—Between Maison Carrée and Rovigo, Algeria, 
23 May, 1856. From Mr. Tristram. | 
[§ 5264. Zwo.—Dort, 27 May, 1856. From Mr. J. Baker. ] 
[§ 5265. Fowr—Holland (1856?). ‘“ With bird. J. B.” 
From Mr. Sealy, 1893. 
Bought of Mr. Baker by Mr. Sealy, but in what year is doubtful. ] 
[§ 5266. Zhree.—Lekkerkerk, Holland, May, 1876. ‘ Bird 
shot.” From Mr. J. Baker. 
Taken, Mr. Baker says, by himself from a nest thirty feet high in a poplar 
tree. The gamekeeper had a new gun, which he asked Mr. Baker to try, 
whereupon the latter went and shot both the birds, which I have seen, and a 
beautiful pair they are. The gamekeeper looked much disgusted, and no 
wonder. ] 
[§ 5267. Zwo.—Lekkerkerk, May, 1876. From Mr. J. Baker. | 
ARDETTA MINUTA (Linneus). 
LITTLE BITTERN. 
§ 5268. One.—From Mr. Hoy’s Collection, through Dr. (now 
Sir Henry) Pitman, 1845. 
§ 5269. One.—From Mr. Green, 1851. 
No doubt from Holland. 
§ 5270. One.—Zana, Algeria, 9 June, 1857. Fr 
rom 
Mr. Salvin. 
§ 5271. Five-—Zana, 15 June, 1857. 
All the above from four different nests brought by Arabs. 
