338 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



The volume is a quarto, measuring about 9 in. by 7 J in., and 

 is partly paged in MS. (to p. 106), the last note in the book on 

 Swallows being dated " March 12th, 1800," only a fortnight before 

 he gave it to the Society. It is inscribed " To the President and 

 Fellows of the Linnean Society, this little Manuscript Volume 

 on Birds is, with the greatest respect, presented by their most 

 obedient humble servant, Wm. Markwick." On the next page 

 comes the title, " Remarks on the first Order of Aquatic Birds, 

 called by Linnseus Grallce, or Waders, being such as are indi- 

 genous to Great Britain, and have been particularly noted by 

 William Markwick, F.L.S." A list of twenty-nine species follows, 

 and the remarks on them extend to p. 106 verso. 



We have then " Remarks on the Turdus or Thrush genus, 

 so far as relates to such of the British species as have been 

 particularly noticed by William Markwick, F.L.S." This is 

 succeeded by " Remarks on the British Species of the Swallow- 

 tribe, Hirundines, and on the Goatsucker, Caprimalgus, by 

 William Markwick, F.L.S." An appendix contains " Additional 

 Remarks on the Tringa cinclus" "Note on the Tringa maritima" 

 and a " Note on Swallows." 



The volume is illustrated throughout with 37 full-page water- 

 colour drawings by the author, divided as follows :— Waders, 25 ; 

 Thrushes, 6 ; Swallows and Goatsucker, 5 ; Tringa cinclus, 1 ; 

 total, 37. 



Comparing the MS. notes in this volume, presented in 1800, 

 with the printed statements in the ' Catalogue of Sussex Birds,' 

 published five years earlier, it is clear that the author might have 

 materially improved a second edition of his Catalogue by giving 

 additional information about some of the species, concerning 

 which the reader is left in some obscurity. It is to be observed 

 that where the printed Catalogue merely records the capture of 

 a species, the MS. note-book in some cases supplies locality and 



some account may be given later, — is entitled ' British Zoology : containing 

 several species of Fish and Mollusca found on the Sea-coast of Sussex : 

 described and figured, and most respectfully presented to the Linnean 

 Society, by William Markwick, F.L.S.' The other MS. referred to is in 

 three vols., small folio, entitled ' Florula Canadensis ; or Figures and 

 Descriptions of North American Plants found in Canada and Gaspe Bay in 

 Nova Scotia [Quebec, Ed.] , drawn from dried specimens in the possession of 

 Mis. 1'rescot, by William Markwick, F.L.S,' 



