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THE BIRDS or CORNWALL. 



quarters of our passing visitors, our casuals, and more vaguely of 

 our accidental waifs and strays are also indicated. My cMef 

 authority for the distribution is Howard Saunders' Manual. 



As the list which follows is a tentative one intended primarily 

 for the many workers in the county, a detailed analysis is scarcely 

 desirable. It contains 298 species, exclusive of the Pine Grosbeak, 

 sooty Tern, and little Egret already referred to, and two non- 

 naturalised escapes, the Spur-winged Goose and the Barbary 

 Partridge. Twelve other species have at one time or other been 

 claimed for the county, but the evidence in their favour is not 

 strong enough to justify their inclusion, or else the claim is too 

 ancient to admit of investigation. According to the 2nd edition 

 of D'Urban andMathew's " Birds of Devon" (1895) the ornis of 

 the sister county consists of 294 sj)ecies. The following table 

 shews the status of the birds in the two counties : — 



298 



294 



In addition to the 107 annual breeders in Cornwall, 12 other 

 species have probably nested at least once in the county since 

 1840, viz. :— 



Redstart. 

 Hawfinch. 

 Honey Buzzard ? 

 Night Heron ? 

 Teal ? 

 Hoopoe. 



Quail. 

 Woodcock. 

 Wood Sandpiper. 

 Redshank ? 

 Roseate Tern. 

 Black-headed Gull. 



The Roseate Tern and the Black-headed Gull at one time 

 bred regularly in the county ; the Q.uail is an irregular summer 

 migrant. In the case of the four birds marked ?, the actual 

 nests were not found, but the evidence is fairly conclusive. 



