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follows : — " Hewitson gives an account of some birds in the possession of Mr. Dashwood, of 

 Beccles, Suffolk, which bred in captivity, on one occasion making their nest on the ground ; and 

 another instance is given by Messrs. Gurney and Fisher, which occurred in the aviary of Mr. 

 Charles Barnard." 



The figure and description of the breeding male are taken from a beautiful skin in our 

 collection, killed on the 24th of June 1869, and sent to us by Mr. Meves. The male in winter 

 dress and the female bird are from English skins also in our own cabinet. 



In the preparation of the above article we have examined the following specimens : — 



E Mus. Sharpe and Dresser. 



a. Cookham, Berkshire, March 1867 (W. Briggs). b. 3 ■ Sweden, June 24th, 1869 (W. Meves). c. Drammen, 

 Norway, June 9th, 1867 (R. Colletf). d. Bodo, Norway, May 15th, 1857 (P. Godmari). e. Piedmont 

 (Salvadori). f. Cordova, October 22nd, 1870 {Irby). g. Crimea {Whitely). h. Hakodadi, March 1st, 

 1865 (H. Whitely, jun.). i. Tientsin, China (Whitely). 



E Mus. J. H. Gurney, jun. 



a-m. Prom various parts of England (J. H. G.). n. France (/. H. G.). o. Genoa market (/. H. G.). p. 

 Moscow [J. H. G.) . 



E Mus. Lord Lilford. 



a. 3 . Norway (P. Godmari). b. Lilford, Northamptonshire, January 1861 (L-). 



E Mus. Howard Saunders, 

 a. Malaga, January 1868 (H. S.), 



