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Hi all,
I am trying to unravel a name place involving an 1852 Cattle Egret, that was shot on the Glasgow Canal, 9 October (The Naturalist, 1853, iii, p.61)
Although this record is perhaps originally thought to refer to the Forth & Clyde Canal in Scotland, several historical editors have muddled up the nameplace (Yarrel & Saunders, 1885 vol 4: p192; Saunders, 1899, p377; Harting, 1901, p444; Rintoul & Baxter, 1935, p247) for instance. And as such only confusion surrounds this record!
The Naturalist states that W. Martin from Stockton-on-Tees, near Middlesbrough, reports “a specimen of this bird was shot on the 9th of October, 1852, on the Glasgow Canal by T. Jones, seaman, who brought it here; and it is now in the possession of Crawford Newby, Esq.”
So my question is is there a Glasgow Canal in/near Stockton on Tees?
Thanks
Calum.
I am trying to unravel a name place involving an 1852 Cattle Egret, that was shot on the Glasgow Canal, 9 October (The Naturalist, 1853, iii, p.61)
Although this record is perhaps originally thought to refer to the Forth & Clyde Canal in Scotland, several historical editors have muddled up the nameplace (Yarrel & Saunders, 1885 vol 4: p192; Saunders, 1899, p377; Harting, 1901, p444; Rintoul & Baxter, 1935, p247) for instance. And as such only confusion surrounds this record!
The Naturalist states that W. Martin from Stockton-on-Tees, near Middlesbrough, reports “a specimen of this bird was shot on the 9th of October, 1852, on the Glasgow Canal by T. Jones, seaman, who brought it here; and it is now in the possession of Crawford Newby, Esq.”
So my question is is there a Glasgow Canal in/near Stockton on Tees?
Thanks
Calum.