BRITISH BIRDS. 



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to be of a dusky or dark green colour. The author 

 was favoured by N. A. Vigors, Esq., with a pre- 

 served specimen, from which the above figure is 

 taken. The bird was shot near Old Glass, Queen's 

 County, Ireland, on the 2ist of August, 1822. 



A female of this species was shot on the banks 

 of the Medway, near Rochester, on the 2 6th of Octo- 

 ber, 1824, exactly resembling this specimen, except 

 in being somewhat smaller. 



