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atoms. The same year, early in September, one 

 was shot at St. Martin's; I stuffed that for a lady: 

 there were four in the same tree ; the day following 

 they were not to be found. The second week in 

 October, the same year I had one, and stuffed it for 

 the person who shot it out at St. Saviour's ; there 

 were two besides in the same tree, but I had neither 

 one myself. In 1868, I stuffed one that was shot 

 at St. Peter's, in December ; it was taken home the 

 Christmas Eve. These were all I have had, but I 

 have heard of their being seen about since, twice or 

 three times." In addition to this letter, which I 

 have no reason to doubt, Mr. MacCulloch wrote me 

 word " We have in the Museum a Lesser Spotted 

 Woodpecker, shot near Havilland Hall, in November, 

 1855 ; I saw it before it was stuffed." This bird 

 was not in the Museum this year, (1878), as I looked 

 everywhere for it, so I suppose it was moth-eaten and 

 thrown away, like many others of the best specimens 

 in the Museum, after the years of neglect they have 

 been subject to. From these letters, there can be 

 no doubt whatever that the Lesser Spotted 

 Woodpecker has been occasionally procured in 

 Guernsey, and that it may be considered either an 

 occasional autumnal visitant, remaining on into 

 winter, or, what is more probable, a thinly-scattered 

 resident. 



It is included inProfessorAnsted's list, and marked 

 as only occurring in Guernsey. As above stated, 



