Ixxyi AUTHOKS QUOTED OR EEFEEKED TO. 



E. B. — Edwaed Burt, for twenty-eight years Curator of the Museum of 

 the Torquay Natural History Society. B, 1809 ; D. April 30th, 

 1888. 



Mr. Burt contributed many notes on the birds observed by him 

 around Torbay to the earher volumes of the ' Zoologist.' After 

 having shot off one hand he mounted over three thousand specimens 

 of mammals and birds. He was an extremely clever stuffer, and 

 very neat in everything he did. We stiU possess many specimens of 

 his work (M. A. M.). 



J. R. C. — J. Pi. Cha>'ter, Fort Hill, Barnstaple. 



A list of the Birds of Lundy Island is appended to his " History of 

 Lundy Island,'' in the Trans. Devon. Assoc, vol. iv. 1871, compiled 

 from information furnished by the Rev. H. G. Heaven. 



G. B. C. — G. B. CoRBiN, Ringwood, Hants. 



Notes in the ' Zoologist,' 1877, on 8. Devon birds. 



R. C. — Robert Gumming, St. David's HiU, Exeter. 



An excellent ornithologist and taxidermist, to whom W. S. M. 

 D' Urban is indebted for his kind assistance and much valuable 

 information on the birds of the neighbourhood of Exeter, imparted 

 during a loug friendship of forty years. His beautiful collection of 

 birds mounted by himself is in the A. M. M. 



W. D'U.— William S. M. D'Urbak, F.L.S., F.E.S. (late Curator of the 

 Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter). 



Notes on birds of Devon in ' Zoologist ' from 1853. Author of 

 lists of Birds in Beslcy's Handbooks of Exeter, S. Devon, and 

 N. Devon. 



E. A. S. E. — EoMrND Arthur Savage Elliot, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Kings- 

 bridge. 



An indefatigable collector and excellent observer of birds. Mr. 

 Elliot has furnished the authors with an immense amount of valuable 

 information concerning the birds of his rich district, and kindly placed 

 all his note-books in W. S. M. D'Urban's hands for the purpose of this 

 work. 



W. E. — William Else, Curator of the Museum of the Torquay Natural 

 History Society. 



A good taxidermist, with considerable experience of the birds in 

 the Torbay district. He has furnished some useful information. 



H. A. E. — Herbert A. Evans, United Service College, Westward Ho 1 

 Notes in ' Zoologist ' and in litt. 



