6892 Fishes, ^c, 



me, as a conclusive proof that there was no error made in the name. — A. G. More ; 

 Veclis Lodge, Bembridge, February, 1860. 



Errata to the Article upon Rare Birds in the Isle of Wight (Zool. 6849).— P. 6851, 

 line 12, instead of" birds " read " bird ;" only one was shot. P. 6855, line 8, instead 

 of " considered " read " considers." P. 6858, line 8, instead of " Normon " read 

 " Mormon '' (i. e., Fratercula). P. 6858, line 7, instead of " certainly " read " suffi- 

 ciently." — Id. 



Occurrence of the Forktailed Petrel (Thalassidroraa Leachii) at Poole. — On the 4th 

 lilt. I was fortunate enough, favoured by the heavy gales of that date, to make the 

 acquaintance of this bird. It is a very fine specimen, and I have sent it to be pre- 

 served for our Museum of Local Natural History, Geology and Antiquities, which I 

 am trying to establish here, in connexion with our Literary Institute. Is not this the 

 first recorded instance of its having occurred in Dorset? A pair of them were 

 observed in our harbour by one of our gunners (men who get a living by shooting 

 wild-fowl), and he shot one for me ; the other one he could not get at, and has not 

 seen since. It is very rare here ; none of the gunners or our harbour sportsmen knew 

 •what it was, or ever recollected having seen it here before as far as I could ascertain. 

 I immediately recognised it as a petrel, the stormy petrel being occasionally seen near 

 here; and my friend the Rev. Mr. Green, of Haraworthy Rectory, identified it for me 

 as the forktailed petrel. — William Penney ; Poole, November, 1859. 



Capture of the Globe Fish (Tetradon stellatus) in the Solent Water. — A specimen 

 of this fish was captured by one of our townsmen, G. Braxton Aldridge, Esq., in the 

 Solent Water, about the middle of August last. He was fishing with a net near 

 Beaulieu River, about four miles from Calshot Castle. At this place the tide falls very 

 rapidly, and leaves the sands dry for miles out. After the tide fell, in a pit in the 

 sand a commotion was observed amongst some sea-weed, and, going to see the cause, 

 this fish was found. It is, I think, a fine specimen, measuring from head to ex- 

 tremity of tail 20 J inches. It answers exactly the description in Jenyns' Man. Brit. 

 Vert. Animals, p. 490. It was sent to Mr. Hart, of Chrislchurch, who has preserved 

 it very nicely; and will be deposited in our Museum. — William Penney ; Poole, 

 November, 1859. 



Occurrence of a reversed Specimen of Helix aspersa. — It may interest some of your 

 readers to know that a specimen of this rarity was found by Mrs. H. Adams, in the 

 garden of my residence at Nolling Hill, in the early part of last year. — H. Adams ; 

 19, Hanover Villas, Notting Hill. 



