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of the continent of Europe; but has very 
rarely been met with in England. Pen- 
nant mentions one of them having been 
taken in Wales, two were shot in Cornwall 
! n 1809; and a few years since two were 
taken near Saxmundham in the county of 
Suffolk and are now in the possession of 
Mr. Bright of that place. 
This bird breeds in Prance, where it ar- 
rives about the middle of Spring,and leaves 
that country by the end of August or 
beginning of September. In the island of 
Malta it makes its annual appearance 
about the middle of September, in its 
passage to more southern regions, re- 
turning in the spring, by the same way, 
to its more northern residences. It is also 
observed in the neighbourhood of Con- 
stantinople, Aleppo, &c. in the springy 
departing in September. It may there- 
fore be supposed to spend the winter in 
Asia and Africa, and to pass the summer 
in Europe. Specimens of this bird have 
been brought from Bengal, China, and 
the Cape of Good Hope. 
Its note is loud and piercing, and has 
