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AMERICAN BELTED KiNGFISHER: The Belted Kingfisher. The 
prefix ‘‘ American” to this and other species in the 
‘ Hand-List ” seems unnecessary, there being no European 
form to be distinguished. 
AMERICAN BITTERN [No. 269]. An irregular visitor from 
America, as the name implies. The name first appears in 
Selby, but the species was first distinguished under the 
name of Freckled Heron, in 1813, by Montagu (‘‘ Orn. 
Dict.,” Supp.). 
AMERICAN BLACK-BILLED Cuckoo. See BLACK-BILLED 
CUCKOO. 
AMERICAN BLUE-WINGED TEAL [No. 291]. An American 
species of accidental occurrence. 
AMERICAN Cuckoo: The YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. (Gould.) 
AMERICAN GOLDENEYE. See Barrow’s Goldeneye. 
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER [No. 363]. A casual visitor 
from Arctic North America. 
American Goshawk. A North American species, said to have 
been twice obtained in our islands. 
AMERICAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL [No. 290]. Another 
accidental visitor from America. 
AMERICAN HAWK-OWL [No. 221]. An occasional visitor 
from America. The name Hawk-Owl first occurs in Gould’s 
“ Birds of Europe” (pt. x). It is the Canada Owl of 
Jenyns. 
AMERICAN HooDED MERGANSER. See HOODED MERGANSER. 
American Kestrel. A North American representative of the 
KESTREL, said to have occurred in our Islands. 
AMERICAN PECTORAL SANDPIPER. See PECTORAL SAND- 
PIPER. 
American Purple Martin. Included by Yarrell (1843) on the 
strength of one said to have been shot in Ireland. 
AMERICAN QuatL: The Virginian Colin. (Montagu.) 
American Scaup. An American species, also called RING-NECKED 
Duck, said to have been obtained here. 
AMERICAN STINT [No. 376]. A casual visitor from America. 
American Trumpeter Swan. An American species, said to have 
been obtained in our Islands. 
AMERICAN WATER-PIPIT [No. 71]. This species, first 
figured by Edwards (“ Gleanings,” p. 297) as the “ Lark 
from Pennsylvania,” is also called AMERICAN PrPIT or 
AMERICAN Trt-Lark. 
