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between Saltergrass and Pamphleet pleasure-house, without my being acquainted 

 with it; and on inquiry I was informed, though too late, that even his roosting- 

 place on the clifts had been ascertained. I live in hope of a November storm 

 bringing him into the estuary again." 



Occurrence of the Fork-tailed Kite, (Milvus vulgaris.) — A fine adult female 

 bird of this now rare species was trapped near Trowlsworthy rabbit' warren, 

 on Shaugh Moor, near Plymouth, September 17th., 1851. This was no doubt 

 one of the pair recorded as having been seen there on June 18th., at page 

 209, vol. i. of '^The Naturalist." It measured in length twenty-six inches. The 

 irides were silvery yellow; cere and legs, crome yellow; claws, black above, and 

 white beneath. 



Occurrence of the Snow Bunting, (Plectrophanes nivalis,) in Devonshire. — I am 

 informed by J. Gatcombe, Esq., of Plymouth, that a bird of this species was 

 obtained by Mr. Row, of Devonport, October 11th., 1851, on Eoborough 

 Down. 



Occurrence of the Snow Buivting, (Plectrophanes nivalis,) in Cambridgeshire. — 

 Four of these birds made their appearance on Midsummer Common, adjoining 

 Cambridge, on November 1st., 1851. One of them, a bird of the year, was 

 shot by Mr. Baker, taxidermist, Cambridge, who informs me it had a centipede 

 in its beak. 



Late nesting of Quail, (Coturnix vulgaris.) — I am informed by a friend 

 of mine, — Porter, Esq., of Queen's College, Cambridge, that he saw a Quail's 

 nest near Ely, containing many eggs, on the 2Gth. of September, 1851; when 

 he found it the old female was on the nest. 



Late nesting of Ring-Dove, (Columba palumbus.) — I took two nearly-fledged 

 young ones from a nest in a low fir tree, at Minehenay, near Holbeton, 

 Devon, on September 5th., 1851. 



A White House Martin, (Hirundo urbica,) and a White Sand Martin, 

 (Hirundo riparia.) — On October 10th., 1851, I saw preserved in an hotel 

 kept by Mr. Monk, at the station, Wokingham, Berks., a beautiful White House 

 Martin, Mr. Bolitho, taxidermist, Plymouth, has a pure White Sand Martin, 

 shot by him on the River Tamar, a few years ago. 



Late occurrence of the Swift, (Cypselus apus.) — I saw a pair of these birds 

 flying over Laira, near Plymouth, August 28th., and a single one on August 

 29th., 1851. 



Late occurrences of Cuckoo, (Cuculus canorus.) — A young Cuckoo was shot 

 on September 12th., at Mount Edgcombe, Devon. Out of its gizzard I took 

 about twenty half-digested hairy caterpillars. Whilst staying in Berkshire the 

 latter part of last September, the Rev. Arthur Roberts presented me with a 

 young Cuckoo, shot near Wokingham, on the 20th. of that month. 



Emmanuel College, Cambridge, November 1th., 1851. 



