150 RARE VISITANTS. 



One, St. Helens, Isle of Wight, 19th May, 1858 : More, 

 Zoologist, 1860, p. 6855. In the collection of Mr. Borrer. 



One, Redruth, Cornwall, 1862 : Rodd, Zoologist, 1862, p. 8035. 



One, Surlingham Broad, Norfolk, 26th June, 1863 : Steven- 

 son, Birds of Norfolk, vol. ii. p. 153. 



One, Bockleton, Shropshire, " some years ago : " Rocke, 

 Zoologist, 1866, p. 81. 



One, Fryers Mayne, Dorchester, 15th May, 1867 : Grant, The 

 Field, 25th May 1867. 



One, Wyke Eegis, Dorsetshire, 1st July, 1867 : Thompson, 

 Zoologist, 1867, p. 915*. 



BUFF-BACKED HERON. Ardea russata, Wagler. 

 Hab. Southern Europe and Africa. 



One, Kingsbridge, Devon, Oct. 1805 : Montagu, Trans. Linn. 



Soc. vol. ix. p. 197 ; Orn. Diet. Suppl. 1813. 

 One, Martham, near Yarmouth, 1827 : Stevenson, Birds of 



Norfolk, vol. ii. p. 151. 

 One, South Devon, April 1851 : Cleveland, Zoologist, 1851, 



p. 3116. 



AMERICAN BITTERN. Botaurus lentiginosus (Mont.)f . 

 Hab. North America. 



One, Piddletown, Dorsetshire, autumn 1804 : Montagu, Orn. 

 Diet. Type in British Museum. 



* In addition to the instances above mentioned, Mr. Rocke re- 

 ported his possession of one (Zool. 1865, p. 9419) which was said 

 to have been killed near Yarmouth on the 7th July, 1864 ; but, from 

 inquiries made, Mr. Stevenson is convinced that it was not procured 

 anywhere in the county of Norfolk. See his 'Birds of Norfolk,' 

 vol. ii. p. 153. 



t Ardea lentiginosa, Montagu, Orn. Diet. Suppl. (1813). Ardea 

 minor, Wilson, Am. Orn. vol. viii. p. 35, pi. Ixv. (1814). I have 

 compared the type of Montagu's lentiginosa with specimens of minor 



