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digenous Land Birds ; [Vol. III. Indigenous Waders.] Hudders- 
field : [1881]— 92. 
Collation — Issued in “ monthly ” parts, 8vo. 69 nos. were 
published in 59 pts. (irregularly). Vol. I., with title dated 1884, 
contains pi. 1-56 of birds and 56 pi. of eggs, with leaf of text for 
each bird. Vol. II., dated 1887, pi. 57-116 of birds + egg pi. 57-98, 
and text to each bird. Vol. III. (unfinished and no title issued), 
pi. 117-57 and 160-63 of birds + 99-115 and 109 bis of eggs + text 
to each bird. It was published in two editions, “ superior ” and 
“ ordinary.” The issue of parts commenced in 1881 and No. 69 is 
dated Jan. 1892. 
Note. — Plates 158 and 159 were never issued. 
1885. British Birds: their Nests and Eggs. ( Young Naturalist, Eeb., 
Aug., and Sept.) 
1897. The Wood Pigeon and Farm Crops. (Nat. Jour. vi. pp. 158-9.) 
1899. Tits (Paridce). (Op. cit. vii. pp. 215-17, figs.) 
Shoveller. (Op. cit. viii. pp. B17-18.) 
Mallard. (T.c. pp. 21-2.) 
1906. Arctic Birds with black or brown under parts. (Naturalist, pp. 
358-9.) 
Mossop (Rev. John), fl. 1795-1841 
Of this writer we know little except that he was educated 
at Queen’s College, Oxford, taking his B.A. degree December 
17, 1795, and proceeding M.A. April 3, 1799. He afterwards 
became, as appears below, Rector of Covenham St. Bar- 
tholomew, Lincolnshire. The undermentioned appears to 
be his sole publication. 
1841. Ornithologia Britannica. | A Synopsis | of [ British Land-Birds, | 
in Verse and Prose, | with | Numerous Notes explanatory of the 
Technical | Terms, etc. | by | The Kev. John Mossop, A.B., | 
Rector of [ Covenham St. Bartholomew, Lincolnshire. | London : 
| Jackson and Walford | St. Paul’s Church-Yard. | mdcccxli. 
Collation — 1 vol. fcap. 8vo, pp. xviii + pp. 259. 
Mothersole (Jessie), viv . 
Although not a natural history work, the undernoted 
book deals at some slight length with Cornish sea-birds in 
one chapter. 
[1910.] The Isles of Scilly. Their Folk and Their Flowers. London : 
(R.T.S.) [n.d.] 
