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THE FAUXISTIC POSITION OF SPECIES. 





Cornwall. 



Devon. 



Dorset. 



Somerset. 



Residents 



28 



84 

 30 



75 

 34 



68 

 34 



Summer Migrants .... 



Forming together a total 



of Annual Breeders . . 



Winter Visitors 



Passing Visitors 



Casual Visitors 



102 

 38 

 21 

 75 

 51 

 4 



114 

 39 

 16 

 68 

 49 

 6 



109 

 36 

 22 

 70 

 15 

 4 



102 

 25 

 11 

 86 

 21 

 5 



250 



Accidental Visitors .... 

 Introduced Species .... 



Doubtful Species 



291 



202 



2o0 



t 



29 



10 



1 



Six of the doubtful species have very probably really occurred 

 in the county^ so that the total number of species for Devonshire 

 may be put down as 298. 



The number of DevonshireBirds accordingto different Authors : — 



Dr. E Moore, 1830^37 243 



J. C. Bellamy, 1839 247 



J. Brooking Rowe, 18G2-3 268 



W. S. M. DUrban, 1875 276 



E. Parfitt, 1870 273 (exclusive of 23 errors and doubtful 



Pidsley and Mucplierson, 1890. . . . 287 ^'•pecies.) 



D'Urban and Mathew, 1891 .... 292 (exclusive of 29 doubtful species). 



The number of British Birds according to different Authors : — 



J. E. Ilarting 400 



' Ibis ' List of B. 0. U 376 (and 76 doubtful species). 



Howard Saimders 368 



The species which breed in Devonshire are no less than 128 in 

 number. 



Besides our 114 Annual Breeders, 



5 AVinter Visitors, ] have been known to 

 1 Passing Visitor, > breed in the county 

 8 Casual Visitors ■' in isolated instances. 



128 Total number of Breeders. 



In addition six Introduced Species also breed, and the following 



