. An illustrated manual of British birds . CYPSELID/E. ^55. i.«ai? THE NEEDLE-TAILED SWIFT. AcANTHVLLis CAUDACUTA (Latham). An example of this Asiatic species was shot at Great Horkesley,near Colchester, on July 8th 1846, having frequented that neigh-bourhood for two days, and was examined in the flesh by Doubledayand Yarrell. The latter, however, did not include it in his BritishBirds, being probably under the impression—then generally preva-lent—that the species was a native of Australia, to which it is nowknown to be merely a winter-visitor. On July 26th or 27th, 1879,another was obtained n
. An illustrated manual of British birds . CYPSELID/E. ^55. i.«ai? THE NEEDLE-TAILED SWIFT. AcANTHVLLis CAUDACUTA (Latham). An example of this Asiatic species was shot at Great Horkesley,near Colchester, on July 8th 1846, having frequented that neigh-bourhood for two days, and was examined in the flesh by Doubledayand Yarrell. The latter, however, did not include it in his BritishBirds, being probably under the impression—then generally preva-lent—that the species was a native of Australia, to which it is nowknown to be merely a winter-visitor. On July 26th or 27th, 1879,another was obtained near Ringwood, in Hampshire, having for afew days before been seen flying with a companion over the riverAvon by Mr. Corbin, on whose behalf the specimen was exhibitedby Professor Newton at a meeting of the Zoological Society. This fine Swilt has not yet been noticed in any other part ofEurope, and its western breeding-limits are probably in the mountains to the south of Krasnoiarsk in the upi)er valley of the Yenesei,whence Mr. Seebohm has received s
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