. A history of British birds . , April 27th, 1S5S, and, May llth ofthe same year, by Mr. Gould at a meeting of the Zoological Society of London(Proc. Zool. Soc. 1858, p. 290). This species, which ranges over the greater partof the North-American continent, has also, according to Prof. Reinhardt (Ibis,1861, p. 5), wandered to Greenland, and therefore the possibility of its occur-rence in Britain is rendered less strange. It from others of the genusRegulus, to which it is commonly assigned, by not having each nostril protectedby the peculiar single feather already mentioned as one of t
. A history of British birds . , April 27th, 1S5S, and, May llth ofthe same year, by Mr. Gould at a meeting of the Zoological Society of London(Proc. Zool. Soc. 1858, p. 290). This species, which ranges over the greater partof the North-American continent, has also, according to Prof. Reinhardt (Ibis,1861, p. 5), wandered to Greenland, and therefore the possibility of its occur-rence in Britain is rendered less strange. It from others of the genusRegulus, to which it is commonly assigned, by not having each nostril protectedby the peculiar single feather already mentioned as one of the characteristics ofthose birds, and consequently Dr. Cabanis has proposed to separate it from liegulusunder the generic name of Corthyiw (Journ. fur Orn. 1853, p. 83). A secondspecimen is mentioned by Dr. Bree (B. Eur. ii. p. 114) as having been obtainedin Durham, but this proves to belong to the species next to be described, and, asMr. Hancock kindly informs the Editor, its capture in that county cannot be 456 PA SSFRKS.
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