416 Mr. D. G. Elliot on Buceros bicornis, Linn . 
breeds numerously/-’ In Mr. Gould’s folio, too, no more 
detailed account is given, with the exception of the record 
of Sclater’s unsuccessful expedition ten years ago. Now our 
experiences as to the position of the Spoonbill’s nest certainly 
agree with the details given by Messrs. Dickson and Boss, 
who met with it breeding near Erzeroum (P. Z. S. 1839/ 
p. 134 ); and this seems to have been the fullest account known 
to Mr. Dresser at the time of writing his article. So, although 
there seems to be no reasonable doubt that in some cases it 
nests in lofty trees, we may claim to have established the fact 
that in Holland it breeds on the ground among the reed-beds, 
and to be able to assure those naturalists who happen to be 
in "Amsterdam at the right time that there is no better way 
of spending a spare day than an excursion to the Spoonbills’ 
nesting-place on the Horster Meer. 
We cannot conclude this short account of a most delightful 
day without thanking Mr. Hegt most heartily for his kind 
arrangements for our trip, without which we should pro¬ 
bably have encountered considerable difficulty in reaching our 
d estination. It is to be feared that in England we could hardly 
promise to show our friends an equally interesting sight in 
such close proximity to our metropolis ! 
XXXYI .—Remarks on the Buceros bicornis of Linnaeus. 
By D. G. Elliot, F.B.S.E. &c. 
In ‘ Stray Feathers ’ for 1876, p. 385, Mr. Hume expresses 
the opinion that the name of Buceros bicornis , bestowed by 
Linnaeus upon a species of Hornbill, belongs properly to the 
B. convexus, Temminck, described in the f Planches Coloriees,’ 
and figured on plate no. 530. In order to test the correct¬ 
ness of this view, it will be advantageous to ascertain, as far 
as may be possible, the material at Linnaeus’s command when 
he established the name of bicornis; and to accomplish this 
satisfactorily it will be necessary to examine the older authors 
cited by him, and whom, it is very evident, he mainly followed. 
Willughby is among the first of those quoted by Linnaeus; and 
