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being in the possession of R. B. Hale, Esq., M.P., of 

 Alderley, to whom I am indebted for the use of a British- 

 killed Bee-eater, as mentioned at page 224, that gentleman 

 has most obligingly allowed me the use of the White- 

 bellied Swift also for this work, and the figure at the head 

 of this subject was drawn from it. The second bird in 

 order of date, was shot near Buckenham Church, in Nor- 

 folk, on the 13th of October, 1831, and is now in the pos- 

 session of the Rev. Thomas Fulcher, of Old Buckenliam, 

 near Attleborough, Norfolk. The third specimen was 

 killed early in March, 1833, at Rathfarnham, in Ireland, 

 and is preserved in the fine collection of birds belonging 

 to T. W. Warren, Esq., as noticed by Mr. Thompson, of 

 Belfast ; and the fourth was picked up dead, near Saffron 

 Wai den, in Essex, in July, 1838, as communicated to me 

 by Joseph Clarke, Esq. 



In addition to those before mentioned, a fine specimen of 

 this bird was killed at Oakingham, on the 8th of October, 

 1841. I saw it before it was skinned, Mr. Gould having 

 brought the bird to London to preserve it for his friend 

 who shot it. 



In a recent publication, called, the Note-book of a 

 Naturalist, it is stated at page 226, that on the 20th of 

 August, 1830, a very fine specimen of the White-breasted 

 Swift flew into the room of a friend at Dover, and was 

 secured. The writer erroneously considers that his is the 

 only record of the occurrence of this species in this coun- 

 try. 



A specimen of this bird was seen sitting on a rail at St. 

 Leonards, in October, 1851, and was knocked down by a 

 boy. It is now in the possession of Mr. Johnson, chemist, 

 St. Leonards. Zoologist, 1852. 



This bird visits the continent of Europe, from Africa, 

 every season, and is found at Gibraltar, in Spain, Provence, 



