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records at sea are lumped together principally towards the end of 

 Oct., but one is given on Nov. 17th. 



About the end of Nov., Great Gray Shrikes were unusually abun- 

 dant in Britain, and an unusually large migration of these birds was 

 reported from Heligoland. 



About the same time Great Snipe were not uncommon in Britain. 



Earlier in Sept. [21. viii. 80], an Esquimaux Curlew* was shot in 

 Kincardineshire, the N. American origin of which seems undeniable, 

 and a few days later [4. viii. 80], a Glossy Ibis was killed at the 

 mouth of the River Ythan, in Aberdeenshire. Both these birds 

 were exhibited to the Glasgow Nat. Hist. Soc. by the kindness of 

 Mr. Geo. Sim. 



Bohemian Waxwing. — Ampelis garrulus, Lin. — A fine specimen 

 of the Bohemian Waxwing was shot at Howtown, near Alloa, on 

 Thursday, 9th Dec, 1880. It was a male and had been flying about 

 for some days previously. Its stomach was full of "thrips" of the 

 Rose. 



Great Gray Shrike. — Lanius excubitor, Lin. — We have been 

 informed that a number of Butcher Birds or Great Gray Shrikes 

 were seen the other day on the lands of Shirva, near Kilsyth — 

 [Falkirk Herald, 13. xi. 80]. 



A Great Gray Shrike frequented the Avenue and " Crow Hill " 

 at Dunipace, during the 18th, 19th, and 20th Nov., and was very 

 shy and wary. I first saw it late on the 18th, on the avenue, and 

 it was afterwards seen twice on the " Crow Hill " by the keeper. 

 Former occurrences of the Great Gray Shrike here have been recorded 

 by me, but it is noticeable that two which I saw were not very far 

 off frorg. the haunt of the present specimen. The line of three 

 occurrences lies exactly in a direction between E.S.E. and W.N.W. 

 — the general line of migrations striking our E. Coast. 



Another of this species was killed on Remony, Loch Tay side, 

 by Mr. D. Dewar. It was — as usually found to be the case with 

 the species — frequenting a hedge. Its stomach contained a hedge 

 sparrow, the legs and claws intact. It is a fine adult bird in splendid 

 plumage. 



A return migration is indicated by the capture of one at Bath hill 

 wood, West Grange, Perthshire, not far from Alloa, by J. Living- 

 stone, gamekeeper, on 19th March, 1881. 



* i.e. not Numenius minor, Pall., ofN. Siberia. 



