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DOTTEREL. Charadrius Morinellus. Yar. Brit. t5" 
vol. 2. p. 392. 
SPOTTED REDSHANK. Totanus L’ use us. Yar. Bri*' 
B., vol. 2, p. 520. Reported by Mr. Rodd. 
WOOD SANDPIPER. T. Glareola. Yar. Brit. B., ' , ° 1 - 
2, p. 534. Reported bv Mr. Rodd. 
PECTORAL SANDPIPER. Tringa Peetoralis. Yar- 
Brit. B., vol. 2 , p. (554. By Mr. Mitchell. 
EIDER DUCK. Anas Moliissitna. A female shot on th® 
Looe River, Christmas, 1839. 
LONGTAILED DUCK. Ilarelda Glacialis. A female 
taken at Penzance, by Mr. Mitchell. West Briton, Apr' 1 ' 
1840. 
ICELAND GULL. Larus Islandicus. Obtained at Hajl® 
in 1840. 
WILSON’S PETREL. Procellaria Wilsoni. An ac- 
count of the first specimen of this bird taken in 
British Islands, and which came into my possession, 
communicated to the Linnean society ; and is published 1,1 
the 18th vol., of its Transactions, p. (588. The special 1511 
itself has been submitted to Mr. Yarrell’s inspection. 
The number of Fishes reported in the Cornish Fa un * 
amounts to 107 species: to which the following are no* 1,1 
be added : 
LITTLE WIEVER. Traehinus Vipera. Yar. Brit. F" 
vol. 1, p. 25. 
MALARMATE. Peristedion Malarmat. Yar. Brit. 
Sup., p. 10. I am informed by Mr. Peach that two $f e ' 
cimcns were caught hear Gorran, in 1838. 
PALM CRESTED BLENNY. Blennius Paluiicorm 5 ' 
Yar. Brit. F., vol. 1 , p. 283. B. Yarrellii, Valenciennes 
and of the 2 nd edition of Mr. Yarrell’s Brit. Fish® 5 ,' 
The specimen, the only one I have seen, measured J* 
inches in length, and has been sent by me to the Bri 8 si 
Museum. 
POUTASSOU WHITING. Merlangus Poutassou, R& 0 ', 
Iehth. de Nice, p. 115. This, the Whiting of the M®” 1 
terranean, and very different from the Whiting of °‘\ 
coast, was taken at Polperro, in May 1840. A figure ^ 
detailed description will appear in the second edition 0 
Mr. Yarrell’s History of British Fishes. 
STRAIGHT NOSED PIPEFISH. Syngnathus Opuidi° n ' 
Yar. Brit. F. Snp., p. 47. , 
The actions of the Syngnathidae are so rarely observe^ 
that it may be interesting to record the following, of 
Snake Pipefish: Syngnathus Ophidion. Yar. Brit. 
vol. 2, p. 33 a ; i n future to be termed S. Anguineus, 
avoid confounding it with the Straight Nosed Pipef * 8 
Throughout the wdiole of the summer of 1841, Snake F‘P e ' 
