378 CHARADRIID.E. 



A third specimen is recorded in Atkinson's Compendium. 

 This example was shot near Wetherby, in April 1816; it 

 was seen alone, frequenting a piece of dry fallow ground, 

 over which it ran with great swiftness, making frequent short 

 flights, and was approached without difficulty. The occur- 

 rence of this third example has been further confirmed to me 

 by letter from Mr. Denny of Leeds, who sent nie word that 

 it was shot by Mr. Rhodes, a brewer of Leeds, and that the 

 specimen passed into the possession of George Walker, Esq. 

 of Killingbeck Lodge. From this bird several drawings were 

 made. 



A fourth example is recorded by George T. Fox, Esq. of 

 Durham, in the third volume of the Zoological Journal, page 

 492. " This bird was shot on the 15th of October, 1827, 

 under Timberwood Hill, in Charnwood Forest, Leicester- 

 shire, by a tenant of Mr. T. Gisborne, who resides at 

 Charley Mill, near that place. He described it as coming 

 flying over his head, uttering a cry with which he was unac- 

 quainted, and it settled near him. This rare subject is the 

 property of the Rev. T. Gisborne, F.L.S. of Yoxall Lodge, 

 Staffordshire, to whose ornithological taste his son knew the 

 possession of it woidd be a subject of congratulation. He 

 liberally furnished the use of it to Mr. Selby and Mr. 

 Bewick, for the purpose of engraving figures of it for their 

 works on British Ornithology." The representation of this 

 Cream-coloured Courser was the last bird engraved by 

 Bewick ; and I am indebted to the kindness of George C. 

 Atkinson, Esq. of Newcastle, for a proof of this subject, sent 

 me with a copy of his " Sketch of the Life and Works'" of 

 the distinguished artist. 



Of the habits, nidification, or eggs of this species little 

 further is known. M. Vieillot notices that it has occurred 

 tAvice in France. M. Temminck mentions one that was ob- 

 tained in Germany, and preserved in a collection of Natural 



