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the smaller bird of the other pair, which I suppose was 

 the Diale. I noticed that they perched occasionally on 

 trees, but not often ; more often on the ground or on 

 the bushes stuck in the fields to prevent netting. They 

 were generally to be seen hovering at no great height 

 over the fields, or skimming low along the stubbles at 

 about 6 inches from the ground." 



The Eev. C. H. Fielding records Montagu's Harrier 

 in the Higham district. A female was procured at 

 Snoad Wood, Staplehurst, Kent, in November, 1892, 

 and recorded in Land and Water ; and an adult male 

 was obtained by Mr. Boucher, at Smarden, May, 1892. 

 The late Mr. W. Prentis, in his Birds of Eainham, adds 

 the following particulars respecting the specimens in his 

 collection : " The name Ash-coloured applies to the old 

 male with black bar across its wings ; six varieties have 

 been obtained in my district, viz. : No. 1 : Old male with 

 black bar across wings ; June 8, 1866. No. 2 : Old 

 female dressed in shades of brown ; May 17, 1869. No. 3 : 

 Immature male, ash-coloured with some light brown 

 feathers intermixed ; May 15, 1869. No. 4 : A dark- 

 coloured variety, chocolate, almost black ; May 18, 1867. 

 No. 5 : Dark chocolate mixed with brown ; July 5, 1870. 

 No. 6 : Light brown on the back, on the breast white, 

 slightly tinged with red ; May, 1888." 



Mr. M. A. Mathew states that he possesses examples 

 of Montagu's Harrier from Kent. 



Alleged Nesting of Montagu's Harrier in Kent. — 

 *' About the last week in June a young lady, a near 

 neighbour, called to tell me that she had found a nest 

 that sbe was anxious to identify, bringing with her a 

 feather which had fallen from the bird as it left the nest. 

 I at once recognised the feather as one of the outer tail- 



