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Europe ; resembling, in general economy, our Hobby. Habits un- 
known. Fig. an adult male ? 
PriaTE XII. American Bittern,—Botaurus lentiginosus ( Ardea 
lentiginosa, Montagu),—le Butor de ! Amérique, Fr. A native of 
America ; occasionally visiting Britain, and closely resembling our B. 
stellaris. Described, and figured, in Supplement to Montagu’s Or- 
nithological Dictionary. Food: Amphibia, fishes. Nest : among 
the tall grass of swamps. Eggs: 4, cinereous-green. Fig. one 
adult bird. 
Pruate XIII. Toupet Tit,—Parus bicolor,—le Mésange bicolore, 
Fr. Native of America ; but occasional visitant of Russia. Resem- 
bling, in manners, the more strictly European members of the Fami- 
ly. Nest: formed of warm materials, in holes prepared by different 
Woodpeckers, or made by the bird itself. Liggs : 6—8, pure-white, 
sparingly spotted with red at larger end. Fig. an adult. 
Purate XIV. Rufous-backed Egret,—Ardea russata,—l’Héron 
roussatre, Fr. A native of southern and eastern Europe ; occasion- 
ally captured in Britain. Described by Montagu, in Linnzan Tran- 
sactions, vol. ix, and in Ornithological Dictionary, as little White 
Heron. Food: frogs, fishes, insects. Nidification : unknown. Fig. 
an adult, distinguished from young bird by the fine rufous tint of the 
plumage. 
PLate XV. Red-chested Dottrel,—Charardrius pyrrhothorax. 
Fig. of an adult and young bird; transmitted, by Temminck, as an 
European species, without information respecting its habits. 
Pirate XVI. Slender-billed Curlew,—Numenius tenuirostris.— 
A native of South-Europe ; discovered by Prof. Savi: and distinguish- 
able from Common Curlew and Whimbrel, by size of bill, and dis- 
tinct spotting of breast. Habits unknown. 
Priate XVII. Rufous Swallow,—Hirundo rufula,—! Hirondelle 
rousseline, Fr. Native of south and west Africa, and occasional 
wanderer from its northern shores to South-Europe. Familiar with 
man ; frequently building in sleeping-room of his habitation. Jnsec- 
tivorous. Nest: a hollow ball, with elongated tubular entrance. 
Eggs : 4—6, white, with small brown spots. Fig. adult male. 
Prate XVIII. Numidian Demoiselle,—Anthropoides virgo,—la 
Grue demoiselle, Fr. An occasional migrant from Africa, its na- 
tive habitation, to Europe. Dispersed, also, over India. Food: 
lizards, small fishes, snails, aquatic insects. Vidification : unknown. 
Fig. an adult male. 
PrLare XIX. Short-toed Ptarmigan,—Lagopus—olim Tetrao— 
