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evening last, and the spring closing upon him, broke his thigh, and thus the royal 

 captive was detained, until Mr. Tindal, the head keeper, was sent for to take 

 possession of him. He is a fine bird, and though not particularly large in the 

 body, measures across the wing, from tip to tip, eight feet all but two inches. It 

 is now at Beningborough Hall, the seat of Viscount Downe, where it will be 

 preserved. — York Courant, Jan., 1838. — [From the size of the bird here alluded 

 to, and from the name given it, we presume it to be the Golden Eagle, Aquila 

 aurea of Willughby, A. chrysaetos of Linnaeus and succeeding naturalists. 

 The Golden Eagle has very rarely been observed in England, and therefore it is 

 highly desirable that such a notice should not be anonymous. — Ed. Nat.'] 



Thb Dromedary breeding in England. — The female Dromedary (Camelm 

 dromadarius), one of a pair of about five years of age, and which have been in this 

 collection for nearly two years, has recently bred at the Zoological Gardens, being 

 the only instance of the kind in Europe. The young one, which is a female, is now 

 five weeks old, stands about five feet high at the top of its hump, and is remark- 

 ably vigorous and healthy. The arrangements for protecting the Giraffes from 

 the inclemency of the winter are complete, and most of the other animals have 

 been removed to their winter quarters. The former animals enjoy good health, 

 and are in remarkably fine condition. They appear to ;have become almost 

 acclimatised, and one of them has grown nearly three feet taller since their 

 arrival in this country. — The Guide, Oct. 11, 1837. 



Red-necked Grebe in Cumberland. — A Red-necked Grebe \Fodiceps rubri- 

 collis. — Ed. Nat.], a fowl of the Diver tribe, was shot on Tuesday last, in the 

 sea, near Ulverston. The Grebe is very rarely met with in this part of England. 

 — Carlisle Journal, as quoted in the Doncaster Gazette, Feb. 23, 1838. 



Grouse near Richmond during the Frost. — In conseqence of the inclemency 

 of the season a quantity of Grouse [[Which species? — Ed. Nat.] have been seen 

 near Richmond, in search of provender. Last week one of these birds was shot 

 near that place, in a thorn bush, whilst picking the haws. — Doncaster Gazette, 

 Feb. 23, 1838. 



Singular Mode of Taking the Stork. — On Saturday week, a beautiful wild 

 Stork was discovered upon the Park House estate, near Haversham, by Mr. John 

 Dobinson, sen., who having heard it authenticated that the Stork, though very 

 wild, had been taken by fright, thought proper to try the experiment. He 

 therefore endeavoured to keep out of sight until more near his game. When 

 he uncovered his head, the bird became as it were petrified and motionless, and 

 allowed Mr. Dobinson to take it up. — Westmoreland Gazette, as quoted in Man- 

 chester Times, March 10, 1838. 



Albinism in a Swallow. — One of our Magazines announces that there is 

 preserved in the museum of Carcassone, a young Swallow of the purest white, 



