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luxuriant carices and tall herbage) ; that he saw an old 

 one, but would not shoot it, hoping to find the nest, for 

 which he ineffectually searched. On making a second 

 visit to the spot a few days after he was told by a country- 

 man that he had found a nest with young ones, which 

 he had given to his ferrets ; and from the description of 

 the nest he had no doubt it was that of the Golden 

 Oriole." — J. W. Hulke, Deal, January 8, 1851 [Zoologist, 

 1851, p. 3034). 



Occurrence of the Golden Oriole [Oriolus galhula) at 

 EWiam. — "A beautiful example of the Golden Oriole 

 was shot on the 14th of this month (June, 1853), at 

 Eltham, in Kent, by Mr. Joiner, of Crown Manor Cottage, 

 Eltham, and is now in my possession. Colour of bill 

 dark red ; head and back yellow ; tail-coverts rich j'ellow ; 

 throat and breast yellowish-white ; tail yellowish-black, 

 tipped with rich yellow. Length, 10 inches." — James 

 Bramley, June 19, 1853 {Zoologist, 1853, p. 4014). 



A specimen in the Maidstone Museum was shot at 

 Weavering Street near the above town, about 1866, and 

 was presented by the owner, Mr. A. T. Killick, June 6, 

 1896. 



Golden Oriole near Faversham. — " A. female specimen 

 of the Golden Oriole was shot in an orchard near 

 Faversham early in the autumn (1868). The man who 

 shot it stated that it was in company with another bird 

 of the same species." — John Hunter {Zoologist, 1869, 

 p. 1513). 



Mr. Edwin Ward wrote to the Zoologist, 1869, as 

 follows: "There was shot, on June 2, 1869, by Mr. 

 Wiggins, keeper, Southfield Park, Tunbridge Wells, a 

 fine female Golden Oriole {Oriolus galhula). On ex- 

 amination I found the bird must have had a nest of eggs 

 or voung ones at the time it was killed." 



