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eliminate nineteen which were only seen, and which may have 
been Spoonbills. This leaves the following fourteen to be dealt 
with. 
1. — One. Cumberland, fide Dr. Heysham (Latham, £ History of 
Birds,’ vol. ix. p. 84. Synopsis 1785, vol. iii. p. 91). Not included 
in I)r. Heysham’s important list of birds in Hutchinson’s ‘ History 
of Cumberland,’ published in 1794. The Rev. H. A. Macpherson 
considers this shows that Dr. Heysham did not believe in it, 
inasmuch as his list was printed several years after Latham’s works 
appeared, in which it was included on his authority. 
2. — One. Cumberland. ‘Zoologist,’ 1854, p. 41G9. This 
“ occurrence ” is quite unworthy of credit, no date is given, and it 
is not said if the bird was obtained or merely seen. 
3. — One. Oxfordshire, September 1833, fide the late Mr. 
Frederick Holme and the late Rev. Henry Roundell (Yarrell, 
‘British Birds,’ 1st edition, vol. ii. p. 45G ; ‘Zoologist,’ vol. vii. 
p. 2GOO). I learn that Mr. Holme died “some years ago," and 
Mr. Roundell “many years ago.” Mr. Roundell’s collection still 
exists, but the bird is not in it. 
4. — One. Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire ; about 182G. 
Stuffed by Dunn the bird-stuffer, at Hull, and now in the York 
Museum with the rest of the Strickland collection. Mr. Strickland 
does not seem to have seen it in the flesh (‘ Magazine of Natural 
History,’ 1839, p. 31), but there is no doubt about it. 
5. — One. New Hall, Yorkshire, 1821. Doubtful. 
6. — One. Beverley, Yorkshire, summer of 1835. ‘ Magazine of 
Natural History,’ he. p. 31. Well authenticated. It has been 
stated that this bird is in the York Museum, but this seems to be 
a mistake. 
7. — One. Osberton, Nottinghamshire, prior to 1838. ‘ Magazine 
of Natural History,’ he. p. 31. This had no other authority than 
a label on the back of the case, and must I fear be reckoned 
among the doubtful ones. 
8. — One. Lincolnshire, prior to 1838. ‘Magazine of Natural 
History,’ he. Yarrell, ‘British Birds.’ Doubted by Mr. Strickland : 
probably wrongly identified. 
9. — One. Firth of Forth, .Tune 1840. Examined in the flesh 
by Macgillivray, and therefore unquestionable. ‘ British Birds,’ 
vol. iv. p. 4G3. ‘Globe’ newspaper, Sept. 7th, 1840. 
