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"Mr. Crotch includes it in his Fauna of Shetland (Zool. p. 7341), on the authority of a 

 supposed specimen killed at Belmont, in Unst ; but the Greater Spotted Woodpecker, which is 

 known to have occasionally occurred in considerable numbers, is omitted. 



" One was seen in the New Forest by Mr. Farren (Zool. p. 8091 ; Wise's New Forest, p. 272, 

 and App.), and eggs taken. The measurements of these have not been published, but they are 

 stated to have been almost as large as Snipes' eggs. Whatever be the value of this record, the 

 comment on it at p. 8136 of ' The Zoologist ' was most unnecessary. 



" One reported to have been killed at Binstead (Zool. s. s. p. 1515) was really bought in 

 Leadenhall Market (Zool. p. 1562)." 



Our descriptions and figures are taken from an adult pair of birds in our own collection, — the 

 male being from Sweden, shot by Mr. Meves in March 1870, the female from Switzerland, killed 

 in February 1866. 



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



E Mus. Sharpe and Dresser, 

 a, b. Sweden {Meves). c. Near Wyburg, Finland (H. E. Dresser), d. Switzerland (Schliiter). 



E Mus. Lord Lilford. 

 a. Sweden (Wheelwright). 



E Mus. Salvin and Godman. 

 a, b. Southern Norway (F. G.) . c, d. Switzerland. 



E Mus. H. B. Tristram, 

 a. Sweden (Wheelwright). 



