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bill; more rounded form of head and wing ; and thicker and more 
silky plumage. Habits, and nidification, of our present subject, un- 
known. Fig. an adult male. 
Pirate XII. Common Pheasant,—Phasianus Colchicus,—le Fai- 
san vulgaire, F7.,—Fagiano commune, J¢.,—der gemeine Fasan, G. 
—Fasant, D. Figures of an adult male and female, correctly drawn, 
but, especially as regards the former, rather heavily coloured. “The 
Pheasant has derived its designations, generic and specific, from 
Phasis, a river of Colchis, the modern Mingrelia ; whence this valu- 
able was first brought into Europe, by the Argonauts, on their return 
from the celebrated expedition into Asia.” 
Prate XIII. Whimbrel,—Numenius pheopus,—le Courlis cor- 
lieu, Fv,—il picciolo Chiurlo, Ch. minore, Jt.,—der Regenvogel, 
mittlerer Brachvogel, G.,—de kleine of Regenwulp, D. A species 
(Scolopax pheopus, Gmel.), widely diffused over the old continent ; 
and a winter-visitant of its more temperate regions. Breeds within 
the Arctic circle ; sometimes, according to Fleming, in the Shetland 
isles. Principally distinguished from Curlew, by inferiority of size. 
Food: insects, worms. Nest: formed on exposed heath and moor- 
lands. Higgs: 4, olive-brown, spotted and blotched with darker 
reddish-brown. Fig. an adult, 
PiLaTteE XIV. Desmarest’s Cormorant,—Phalacorax Desmarestii, 
—le Cormoran de Desmarest, Fr. A native of Shores of Black Sea, 
and its tributary streams. Resembles, in size, appearance, and habits, 
the common Shag ; but distinguished by greater length of wing, and 
longer and more attenuated bill. Fig. an adult. 
Puate XV. Black-bellied Water-Ouzel,—Cinclus melanogaster, 
—la Cincle 4 ventre noir, Fr. So specifically designated by Brehm ; 
but regarded, by Temminck and Gould, as probably a mere variety, 
dependent on climate or situation, of C. aqguaticeus ; than which it is 
smaller, and more deeply coloured above and below. Food: insects 
and their larve. Fig. an adult. 
PLATE XVI. Sabine’s Gull,—_Xema Sabini,—la Mouette de Sa- 
bine, Fr. An Arctic species. Two specimens recorded, in No. 5 of 
Magazine of Zoology and Botany, as recently killed in the bays of 
Belfast, and Dublin. An admirable description of it, Larus Sabinit, 
given by Dr. Richardson, p. 428 of Fauna Boreali-Americana. 
Fig. an adult male in summer-plumage. 
PrateE XVII. Willow Locustelle,—Locustella—- Sylvia—-luscinoides, 
—le Bec-fin des saules, 7. A new species, very limited in its range ; 
discovered, by Savi, in South Europe. Arrives in Tuscany about 
