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Common Heron, Ardea cinerea ; generally distributed in suitable 



localities, especially in creeks and estuaries. There is a 



Heronry on the Lamorran river, near Truro ; another near 



Fowey. 

 Purple Heron, A. purpurea; two adult examples in perfect 



plumage obtained in the county within the last few years. 

 Squacco Heron, A. comata ; occasional visitant in the spring 



months. 

 Little Bittern, A. minuta ; very rare : a specimen was lately ob- 

 tained from St. Hilary and Scilly. 

 Common Bittern, Botaurus stellaris ; not uncommon at uncertain 



periods. 

 Night Heron, Nycticorax Europoeus ; occasionally met with and 



specimens obtained from East and West Cornwall. 

 White Stork, Ciconia alia, Cornish ; very rare : only one recorded 



instance, and that at the Land's-end, in May, 1848. 

 Black Stork, C. nigra ; very rare : a specimen killed either on the 



Tamar or Lynher, in 1831. 

 White Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia ; occasionally, and especially 



of late years, observed in various parts of the county, and 



at Scilly. 

 Glossy Ibis, His falctnellus. On September 19th, 1854, the glossy 



ibis was shot at Tresco, Scilly. 

 Common Curlew, Numenius arquata ; common on the sea-coast, 



and in harbours, creeks, and estuaries. 

 Wimbrel, or May Bird, N. phceopus ; observed in the latter part 



of April, and again in the autumn, in going to and returning 



from their northern breeding-grounds. When disturbed their 



note resembles the words ''luddle, luddle, luddle, luddle," 



quickly uttered. 

 Spotted Redshank, Totanus fuscus ; rare : occasionally met with 



in the autumn months. 

 Common Eedshank, T. calidris ; not uncommon on salt marshes. 

 Bartram's Sandpiper, T. Bartramii. A specimen of T. Bartraniii 



was shot at or near Groonhilly, in the week of the 6th of 



November, 1865. 

 Grreen Sandj)iper, T. ochropus. 

 Yellow-shanked Sandpiper, T. flavipes ; one specimen shot on 



Marazion Marsh. 



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