144 Dalgleish on North American Birds in Europe. 
Russia. Those of Temminck have, however, generally been considered as 
very doubtful, while the instances mentioned by Degland and Gerbe seem 
also to require confirmation, as it seems that, in some instances at least, this 
species may have been confounded with H. albicilla, the European White- 
tailed Eagle, some authors having described it as nesting in the North of 
Europe, where evidently the latter was referred to. 
XXX. Ectopistes migratorius, Sw. Passenger Pigeon. 
Great Britain. 1. One, Monimail, Fifeshire. Fleming, Hist. Br. 
Animals, p. 145. (Harting, Hand-book Br. B., p. 128.) 31 Dec., 1825. 
2. One, near Royston, Herefordshire. Yarrell, Br. B., II, p. 317. 
July, 1844. 
3. One, Tralee, Ireland. Thompson, Nat. Hist. Ire., Birds, III, p. 443. 
1848. 
4. One, seen at Tring, Herefordshire. Yarrell, 1. c. ? 
5. One, near Mellerstain, Berwickshire. Turnbull, B. of East Lothian, 
p. 41.* (Harting, 1. c.) 1869. 
6. One, at Mulgrave Castle, Yorkshire. Hancock, Nat. Hist. Trans. 
Northum. and Durh. (Harting, Zool., 1877, p. 180.) 12 Oct., 1876. 
Norway. Obs. — Temminck mentions occurrences of this species in 
Norway and Russia, without giving particulars. 
Austria. 1. One, near Vienna. Bree, B. of E., 1st ed., I, p. 182, 
fide Brehm. ? 
[Ortyx virginianus, Bonap. American Partridge. 
The only European occurrences recorded of this species have been 
of those in Great Britain, where it can only be regarded as an introduced 
species, several having ^been turned down, by various individuals, from 
time to time.] 
XXXI. Charadrius virginicus, Borck. American Golden 
Plover. 
Heligoland. 1. One, obtained by Herr II. G'atke. Gatke, J. f. 0., 
1856, p. 72. Cordeaux, Ibis, 1875, p. 184. Dec. 20, 1847. 
Mr. Seebohm considers that this species has probably crossed Siberia 
from Alaska where it is found. 
Malta. Obs. — One, recorded from Malta, by Strickland (Ann. and 
Mag. Nat. Hist., V, p*. 40) proved to be C. fulvus, Gin., the Asiatic 
Golden Plover. 
XXXII. .ffigialites vocifera (L.). Killdeer Plover. 
Great Britain. 1. One, Knapp Mill, near Christchurch, Hants. 
Sclater, Ibis, 1862, p. 275. April, 1857. 
* A gentleman in Berwickshire had, previous to this capture, turned out a 
few Passenger Pigeons. 
