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latus was established by Bonaparte (Compt. Rend, xliii. p. 878) 

 upon some long feathers of the wings and tail only, in the Paris 

 Museum, the whole bird never having been obtained ; but these 

 feathers are so entirely and markedly different from those in the 

 other two, as to leave but little doubt of their belonging to a 

 separate species. A specimen of this bird would be a most 

 desirable acquisition for any museum to obtain ; and let us hope 

 that, before very long, this deficiency may be supplied by some 

 one of those venturesome naturalists who may make the Indian 

 Archipelago and its surrounding lands the field of their 

 researches. ' 



XXXV. — On the Distribution of Birds in Great Britain during 

 the Nesting-season. By A. G. More, F.L.S. 



[Part III. Contiuued from page 142.] 



Phasianus colchicus [Linn.). Pheasant. 

 Provinces I.— XVII. 

 Subprovinces 1-37. 

 Lat. 50°-59°. Not native, but generally established. 



Though not an indigenous bird, the Pheasant is so thoroughly 

 established throughout Great Britain that it is included in every 

 county list, and breeds regularly even as far north as Caithness. 

 Still there is no doubt that if the protection bestowed on this fa- 

 vourite game-bird were withdrawn, its range would be consider- 

 ably narrowed, though it is probable that the species would not 

 become extinct in this country. 



. Tetrao urogallus [Linn.). Capercally. 

 Provinces [XV.] [XVII.] 

 Subprovinces (29), (30?), (31), (34?), (35). 

 Lat. 56°-59°. " Scottish '' type. Formerly also in Ireland. 



Pennant, in his 'Tour in Scotland' (1769), tells us that the 

 T. urogallus was formerly common throughout the Highlands of 

 Scotland north of Inverness. Even at that date the bird had 

 become very rare ; and Pennant himself had seen only a single 



