422 A CORNISH FAUNA. 



The following is a list of some of the rarer and more interest- 

 ing species of British birds observed and captured at Scilly. 



Pectoral Sandpiper, Tringa pectoralis. — Isle of 



Annet, Scilly May 29th, 1840. 



Hing Dottrel, Charadrius hiaticiila. — Breeds. . .April 25th, 1843. 



Hoopoe, ZPpupa epops. — At different times since 

 1843, to present time. 



Scops Owl, Strix Alclrovandi, — The grey figure 

 of this owl in Gould's " Birds of Great 

 Britain " is a male bird, and drawn from 

 this specimen. . . . . ; April, 1847. 



Night Heron, Ardea nycticorax May, 1849. 



Osprey, Pandion halicetus May, 1849. 



'FiQdi'EljceiiGh.eT, Muscicapaluctuosa.'] September, 1849, during 



Eeed AVren, Salicaria arundinacea. autumnal m_igration,_ 



^^^ , , ^ „T .-, -. . „ ! apparently m transitu 



Woodchat Shrike, Lamus rufus . . > ^^f^^ ^^ !^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ 



Garden Warble, Curruca hortensus. 



Wryneck, Yunx torquilla 



Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia June, 1850. 



Ortolan Bunting, Eniheri%a hortulana October, 1851. 



Little Stint, Tringa minuta j September, 1851. 



Whiskered Tern, Sterna hucoporeia ' 



Lesser Grey or Eose-breasted Shrike, Lanius 



minor (the first British specimen) November, 1871. 



(See Gould's ''Birds of Great Britain.") 



'F'vae-CTQ&iQ^'WTQyx, Regulus ignicapiUus ....) ^,-, ^^r-, 



Eichard's Pipit, Anthus Richardi / ' 



Montague's Harrier, Circus cineraceous. — Three 

 sjDecimens ; one with a thrush's eg^ in its 

 mouth April, 1852. 



Gull-billed Tern, Sterna Anglica | jyi- ^^^2 



Iceland Gull, Lams islandicus j 



Goosander, Mergus serrator December, 1853. 



only, as they are not 

 found in Cornwall in 

 the spring. 



