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These Hairy Woodpeckers were said to have been shot by a 

 Mr. Bolton " not far distant from Hahfax in Yorkshire." 

 (Latham, Supplement to the General Synopsis of Birds, 1787, 

 p. 108), " in the park of Sir George Armitage, Bart., at Kirklees 

 Hall " (Latham, A General History of Birds, Vol. III., 

 1829, p. 389). Mr. Bolton " was known to have made a 

 collection of North American birds, and hence an opinion, 

 very Ukely just, arose that instead of the English Halifax, 

 the capital of Nova Scotia was meant." (Yarrell, A History 

 of British Birds, Vol. II., edited by Alfred Newton, 1876- 

 1882, p. 485). The whole lot, at 7s. 6d., was a remarkable 

 bargain ! 



[p] Lot 1643, " Sedge Bird " is Sedge-Warbler ; " Petty 

 Chaps " is probably the Garden- Warbler (see [q] below) ; 

 " red-headed Linnet " is probably the Linnet ; " the Stone 

 Chatterer " is probably the Stonechat ; " the small spotted 

 Woodpecker " is the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. 



[q) Lot 1661, " MotaciUa Hyppolais L." is the Chiffchaff, 

 and since this is the only instance in the catalogue where the 

 name " Petty Chaps " is identified by a Latin designation, 

 it is presumable that in other lots the name Petty Chaps 

 denotes the Garden-\\'arbler. 



(r) Lot 1662, is remarkable in that it contained " MotaciUa 

 Hirundinacca, a nciv British Ijird," this being the first identified 

 specimen of the Lesser Whitethroat with its nest and eggs. 

 " Pippet Lark " is the Tree-Pipit. 



(s) Lot 1663, " Tit-Larks " are probably Meadow-Pipits. 



(/) Lot 1669. This " neat mahogany glass case, with a 

 looking-glass back " would nowadays be regarded as a curio, 

 and one wonders why a lock and key were provided. 



John Latham made use of the specimens of birds in the 

 preparation of his great ornithological works, and William 

 Lewin drew many of his plates, more especially those of the 

 eggs of British birds, from examples in the Museum (Mullens 

 and Kirke Swann, Bibliography of British Birds, 1917, p. 477). 

 Doubtless amongst the prints and drawings there must have 

 been many which were interesting from an ornithological 

 j)oint of view, and Lot 2809 : " The original drawings of 

 Birds, bv Albin, most beautifully coloured after nature, 202 in 

 number, on vellum, 2 vols." (which realized £32 17s. and were 

 liought by " Cash ") is an item which may be quoted in 

 illustration of this. 



