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Lot 114. A white variety of the Shag, and a ditto of the Jay. 

 The Shag has disappeared, but the Jay is mentioned by Gray in 

 1863 (p. 85) and by me (Cat. B., iii., p. 9 I). 



Eleventh Day's Sale, May 18, 1819. This day was again 



devoted to birds. 



Lot 4, "Crimson-breasted Woodpecker, Picus Olivaceous (« 

 the specimen brought by Capt. Cook," was bought by Baron 

 Laugier for 12s., who also purchased Lot 5 (male and female 

 Sacred Kingfisher) for 13s. 



Lot 6, Gigantic Heron ("female," in Prof. Newton's Cata- 

 logue), was bought by Dr. Adams for Edinburgh for 39*. The 

 same gentleman purchased the next, Lot 7, a male of the same 

 species, " a noble specimen in the finest plumage," but he had 

 to pay £8 for it. 



Mr. Vigors and Mr. Swainson likewise purchased specimens 

 on this occasion, and a good many were secured by Mr. Fector 

 for Vienna. 



Lot 19. Belted Kingfisher, Alcedo Alcyon, and an undescribed 

 species from the Sandwich Islands, were bought by Dr. Leach for 

 a guinea. I have been unable to trace them, so far, in the 

 British Museum cabinets. 



Lot 31. Pigmy Auk, Aptenodytas pygmaea, "very rare: the 

 only specimen in Britain," fetched 35s. from Mr. Leadbeater. 



Lot 32. A Beef -eater, Buphaga africana, from Africa, fetched 

 £2 4s. from a Mr. Hobart — an enormous figure. 



Lot 33. A Black-bellied Darter or Anhinga, Plotus melano- 

 gaster, was purchased by Mr. Vigors for 53s. 



Lot 35. A " beautiful undescribed Roller from Africa ; the 

 only one known," was bought by a Mr. Riddell for £4. 



Leach purchased a number of the Petrels, spending more 

 than £25 on the following numbers : 



Lot 39. Stormy Petrel (10s. 6d.). 



Lot 41. Pintado Petrel, P. capensis (16*.). 



Lot 42. Black Petrel, iEquinoetialis (£6 lGs. ChI. !). 



Lot 43. Great Petrel or Mother Carey's Goose, P. gigantea ; 

 a fine specimen, 3 feet long (£10 !). 



Lot 44. Sooty Petrel, P. grissea (male and female) | £3 6*.). 



Lot 45. Cinereous Petrel, P. cinerea, "from Tristran 

 d'Acunha," MS. note in Professor Newton's copy 1 L'2 I On.). 



Lot 46. Two Petrels, undescribed, " brot. homo by look," 

 MS. note in Professor Newton's copy (19s.). 



Lot 47. Two ditto, ditto (24s.). 



