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as the ship neared Ireland, and made for the land ; 

 two others flew out of their cage while being con- 

 veyed through Liverpool. The rest lived for some 

 time in confinement. 



Fam. ICTERIC^. 



EBD-WINaED STAELINQ. Agelceusphceniceus,Yieil\ot. 

 Hab. United States, from Atlantic to Pacific. 



One near London : Albin, Hist. Birds, vol. i. p. 36. 



One, Barton Broad, Norfolk, June 1843 : Gurney, Zoologist, 

 1843, p. 317, and 1864, p. 9024; Stevenson, Birds of 

 Norfolk, vol. i. p. 244. 



One, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, autumn 1844: YarreU, 

 Hist. Brit. Birds, vol. ii. p. 40 ; Harting, Birds of Middle- 

 sex, p. 92. 



One, Sidlesham, Sussex, 25th Dec. 1863 : Jefiiery, Zoologist, 



1864, p. 8951. 



One, Eomney, Kent, June 1864 or 1865*. 



One, Liphook, Hants, 16th May, 1865 : Jesse, Zoologist, 



1865, p. 9782. 



One, Hove, near Brighton, 21st March, 1866 : Monk, Zoolo- 

 gist, 1866, p. 229 ; two others procured at the same time 

 were preserved by Swaysland at Brighton. 



One near Banff, 12th June, 1866 : Edward, Zoologist, 1866, 

 p. 310. 



One, seen in Haddingtonshire " a few years ago :" R. Gray, 

 Birds of West of Scotland, p. 156. 



* Mr. J. H. Gurney, Jun., informs me that he saw this specimen 

 whUe in the hands of a bird-stuffer at Eye for preservation. 



