Identifier: birdsofdevon00durb (find matches)
Title: The birds of Devon
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: D'Urban, W. S. M. (William Samuel Mitchell) Mathew, Murray Alexander, 1838-1908 Keulemans, J. G. (John Gerrard), 1842-1912, lithographer Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978, former owner. DSI
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: London : R.H. Porter
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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seen near Kingsbridge, September 27th, 1877, and another thereSeptember 11th, 1878 (E. A. S. E., ilS. >>otes). A mature male bird was someyears ago shot on Kernhorough Moor, Stokenham, by Mr. Perrot. It passed into tliecollection of Mr. Roe, of Gnaton Hall. I have also met with one female (H. !X., MS.!Notes). An adult male was killed at Ashburton. June 12th, 1851 (R. A. J., Jfaturalist,1851, p. 21)9). A female was trapped at Haccombe, May 5th, 1871 (J. H. G , Zool.1871, p. 2679). A pair were shot at Chagford, in 1871 (Pidt-leys B. of Devou.-ihire,p. 71). A young bird was shot near Taw Head, Dartmoor, Oct. 10, 1877, by Mr E. G.Langley. A female occurred at Torquay in 1851 (E. B.. Zool. 1851, p. o234), andanotiier, which was obtained at Dawlish the same year, is in tlie Torquay Museum. There are several specimens of thi:. bird in the A. M. M. killed near Exeter. A nearlyadult male was shot on the coast near Exmouth iu September 1841 (F. W. L. R., MS. Birds of Devon- Pi. II. \ \ /
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S KeuleiTLans dei.et litK Mintern. Bros Chromo lith MONTAGUS HARRIER.Circus ciTLeraceus (Mont.;..ifiuit Jfale and B^axk Voj^iety Published by R H Porter. FALCONID^. 143 Joiirn. iii. p. 18). A young female was killed near Exeter in December 1875, and one onBlack Hill near Exmouth in January 1888. An adult male occurred at BarnstajDle in April 18(i6. Another was seen onBraunton iMarshes in November 1874, pursued by a Peregrine; and another malewas obtained there, January 7th, 1876 ; two other specimens occurred there, Kovember1.1th, 1875 (M. A. M., Zool. 1875, p. 4297 ; 1876, p. 4759). One was obtained atHeanton, near Barnstaple, in December 1889 (J. G. H., Zool. 1890, p. 1U8). We are informed by Lord Lilford that he saw an adult female Hen-Harrier nailedup to a keepers tree at Tetcott, in North Devon, in November 1869, which hadbeen killed some ten days before. He also, at various times, saw several birds of thisspecies, one an old male, on wing ia the same neighbourhood, always in Nov

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