fallon] BRITISH ORNITHOLOGY 203 
Ey ton’s name is well known to ornithologists as the 
author of a History of the Rarer British Birds (1836), which 
included A Catalogue of British Birds. His “ non-British ” 
works include a Monograph of the Anatidae or Duck Tribe 
(4to, 1838), and second edition entitled Synopsis (post 8vo, 
1869) ; Catalogue of the Species of Birds in his Possession 
(post 8vo, Wellington, Salop : 1856) ; Catalogue of the 
Skeletons of Birds in his Possession (post 8vo, 15 pp. London, 
1858) ; Osteologia Avium , with two supplements (4to, 1861- 
75) ; and other works and papers, including two in the Ibis 
for 1859 and 1861. 
He died at his residence, Eyton Hall, near Wellington, 
Shropshire, October 25, 1880. 
1836. A History | of the | Rarer British Birds, | By T. C. Eyton, Esq. | 
[vignette] | Illustrated with Woodcuts. | London, &c. : 1836. 
Collation — 1 vol. 8vo, pp. vi + pp. 101, with 44 woodcuts, and 
Catalogue of British Birds, pp. vi + pp. 67 + p. erratum. 
The above forms a Supplement to Bewick. The woodcuts 
were by a Shropshire engraver named Marks. According to 
Coues the Catalogue also occurs separately ; it has a distinct title- 
page of its own, although in the preface to the “ History ” it is 
stated “ For our plan of the arrangement of the Catalogue, we 
refer our readers to the preface ... of it.” 
Idem. Large paper, roy. 8vo. Collation as above. 
1838-39. An attempt to ascertain the Fauna of Shropshire and North 
Wales. (Ann. Nat. Hist. i. pp. 285-92, and ii. pp. 52-6.) 
Fallon (Waltek J ), ob. 1913 
We do not find any other works credited to this author. 
We are informed by his publisher that he died in 1913, 
and we can get no further particulars of him. We learn, 
however, that the undermentioned work is actually the 
second edition of Sharp’s Practical Wild Fowling (1895). 
1907. Practical Wildfowling, a Complete Guide to the Art of the Fowler, 
with Descriptions of the Various Birds. 2nd edit, revised and 
greatly enlarged. With many new illustrations. London (Upcott 
Gill) : 1907. 
Collation — 1 vol. cr. 8vo, pp. 248, with ill. 
For 1st edit, see Sharp (H.). 
