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Now it strikes me that the only possible error in the above 
could arise from Sir L. MUlintock not knowing the Ivory Gull; 
but against this we have the facts, that no species of Gull was 
better known to him, that he was constantly on the look-out for 
its breeding-places, that at the very moment of finding the nest 
he was expecting to see the bird, as he had always met with it 
further north than any of the other Gulls (the first seen on this 
journeyhad been on the 12th June,in lat. 77°30 , N.,long. 116° W.), 
and that Larus glaucus and Stercorarius parasiticus were the 
only other birds seen on Prince Patrick's Island—birds not 
likely to be confounded by Sir Leopold with Pagophila eburnea. 
I may add that an account of the nidification of this Gull, by 
Dr. Carte, will be found in the ‘ Journal of the Royal Dublin 
Society' for July 1856 (vol. i. pp. 57-60, pis. 1 and 2); and the 
egg was exhibited at my request at a meeting of the Dublin 
University Zoological and Botanical Association in February 
1855. Sir Leopold's journal may be found printed in one of 
the “ Blue Books " on the Franklin Searching Expeditions, but 
the above extracts I myself took from his note-book shortly after 
his return. I am, &c., 
E. Perceval Wright. 
[We are extremely indebted to Professor Wright for calling 
our attention to this interesting fact, of which we and probably 
many of our readers have hitherto been entirely ignorant. Dr. 
Carte's paper referred to above is accompanied by a very well- 
executed figure of the egg of the Ivory Gull brought home by 
Sir Leopold M'Clintock, to whom our friend Dr. Malmgren 
must certainly yield the honour of the discovery.— Ed.] 
Mr. P. L. Sclater has kindly sent us the two following notes, 
which were addressed to him by their respective writers. The 
first is from Captain George E. Bulger, C.M.Z.S., and is dated 
“Bangalore, 31st July, 1865." 
“ An interesting sight presented itself to a friend of mine and 
myself during our walk this evening. As we turned the corner 
of one of the lanes at the back of the Arab lines, our attention 
was attracted by a Crimson-breasted Barbet (Xantholcema indica) 
