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Norward, and knocked out a few feathers. One of these he took 

 back to the Abbey, and the unanimous opinion of Pechell and 

 other sportsmen was that it belonged to this species. The 

 Squacco Heron was first recorded in 1849, but has been obtained 

 several times since on Tresco, St. Mary's, and St. Martin's. A 

 solitary example of the Night Heron was knocked on the head 

 by David Smith in a clump of bushes at Tresco on May 15th, 

 1849. The Little Bittern is represented by an adult male in fine 

 condition, shot about June 8th, 1866. Six or seven examples of 

 the Common Bittern have been obtained on Tresco and St. 

 Mary's — the first in December, 1864, the last on the marshes at 

 Porthellick Bay in 1900. On Oct. 10th, 1903, an American 

 Bittern was captured alive in a most exhausted and emaciated 

 condition on the west side of Bryher. Under careful treatment 

 it gradually recovered, and is still one of the attractions of the 

 aviary at the Abbey. Two Black Storks have been shot at 

 Tresco — one in September, 1887, and one by Dorrien-Smith on 

 May 8th, 1890. The first Glossy Ibis obtained at Scilly was shot 

 by Jenkinson on Tresco in September, 1854. It was evidently a 

 two-year-old bird. Another specimen — a bird of the year — was 

 obtained by Jenkinson at Tresco on Oct. 8th, 1866. In November, 

 1883, one was apparently seen on Tresco. On Oct. 11th, 1902, 

 two were observed coming in on Tresco from the west, and one of 

 these, a young bird, was shot at the Penzance Gate by Arthur 

 Dorrien-Smith. The other was last seen flying in an easterly 

 direction over Pentle Bock. The Spoonbill has been recorded 

 altogether about a dozen times at Scilly during the autumn and 

 winter, chiefly on Tresco. It was last seen on Oct. 16th, 1898. 

 In 1850 an adult male with well-developed occipital crest was 

 obtained on June 7th. Three were seen together in the early 

 sixties, consorting with the Ducks on the Abbey pond. 



All the British Geese are occasional autumn or winter visitors 

 at Scilly, and gaggles are often reported at sea by local fisher- 

 men. Of the Grey Lag-Goose, one was shot in November, 1863 ; 

 one was seen and wounded by F. K. Bodd on the Abbey Green 

 in October, 1870 ; and two were killed in October, 1885. Two 

 gaggles of the White-fronted Goose visited Tresco in October, 

 1854, three out of the first gaggle being shot by Pechell, who 

 had killed one at Tresco two or three years previously. Three 



