IxXXVi PAST WORKERS IN DEVONSHIRE ORNITHOLOGY. 



Rowe's ' Perambulation of Dartmoor,' is reported to have met with 

 many rare birds, namely : — Golden Oriole, Parrot Crossbill ?, Great 

 Black Woodpecker '?, Ptarmigan ?, Eed Grouse ?, Great Bustard, 

 Little Bustard, Little Crake, Little Egret, Little Bittern, &c. He 

 appears to have had an extensive collection of birds, and some of his 

 specimens are still in existence at Millaton. 



Peideatjx, Charles, of Dodbrooke, Kingsbridge. 



A zealous naturalist frequently mentioned by Montagu and Moore. 

 He was a cousin of C. Prideaux of Hatch Arundel, whose collection 

 is in the Town Hall at Kingsbridge. 



Pkideaxjx, John, of Plymouth. 



PiNCOMBE, J., of Devonport. 



A well-known bird-stufFer and dealer in rare British Birds. Often 

 mentioned by Moore, Bellamy, and Brookiug-Eowe. 



Peering, — , of K.ockford. 



A correspondent of Polwhele's. 



llXJDD, L. (?). 



A native of the North of England. He was a great sportsman, 

 and used to visit Topsham in the autumn for the sake of the shooting 

 about forty years ago. He killed many rare birds on the Exe, which 

 he gave to James Truscott, a bird-stufFer in Exeter, and some found 

 their way into the collections of the late Messrs. Ross and Byne. He 

 sent a few notes to the ' Naturalist.' 



Tripe, Dr., of Ashburton. 



Thus alluded to by Polwhele in his ' History of Devonshire ' : — 

 " An excellent naturalist, and an excellent man ! He was commu- 

 nicative without vanity ; generous without ostentation." 



Tripe, Cokneliits, of Devonport. 



Possessed a collection of Birds, Mentioned by Dr. Moore. 



Tucker, W., of Mount Pleasant between Sfcarcross and Dawlish. 



He is stated to have shot a Nutcracker at Washford Pyne Moor, 

 near Tiverton, in 1829. 



VAroHAN, Rev. B. Kerr, Rector of Aveton Gifford. 



This gentleman is frequently mentioned by Col. Montagu, to whose 

 notice he brought the nest of the Hen-Harrier, aud thus enabled him 

 to prove the specific identity of the Ring-tail and Hen-Harrier in 

 June, 1805. He is supposed to have seen a great White Heron on 

 the banks of the Avon. His collection contained some good birds, 



