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Night Heron. “Sent me the 24th of April 1649 
from a fisher at Pothsenhausen, who had found him 
dead” (MS.). 
Avocet. “This Uberschnabel was catched in 1647” 
(MS.). 
Squacco Heron. “The 4th of July 1646 I shot 
this Fow] just as he is drawn, none could give him 
a fit name, ... . the 24th of May 1651 I shot 
again such a Fowl” (MS.). 
Spotted Redshank. Represented in the painting 
in its summer plumage. 
Green Sandpiper ? 
Do. do. 
Black Tern, adult. ‘‘ They arrive in our country 
in the month of May ..... the 2nd of May 
1651 I killed four of them with one shot”’ (MS.). 
Black Tern, young. 
Caspian Tern. “This great Sea-mew I shot the 
23rd of May 1649, such like has not been seen in 
our country... .” (MS.). 
Common Tern. 
Black-headed Gull. 
Lesser Tern. 
Gull? Here it is difficult to decide from its very 
dark colour for what Gull the painting is intended. 
Coot. 
Spotted Crake. 
Water-Rail. 
Redshank. 
Golden Plover. 
Lapwing. 
Ruff. See note by Ray in “The Ornithology,” 
p. 304. 
Ringed Plover. “They come into our country in 
the month of June, and tarry here till October” 
(MS.). 
Snipe. The description applies to the Snipe “an 
extraordinary good fowl, very savoury and always 
fat’ (MS.), but the picture represents a Grey 
Phalarope. 
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