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taken in Eadnor Forest in 1868 [Trans. Woolhope 

 Nat. Field-Club, 1869, and Zool, 1871, p. 2519). 

 These birds were common there until the neighbour- 

 ing warren was destroyed. In 1887 a nest was 

 discovered in Breconshire by Capt. Swainson. It 

 was built in a nearly branchless oak about forty-five 

 feet from the ground, and contained three young 

 birds about ten days old. In 1891 and 1892 Kites 

 were nesting in that county. In 1893 two pairs and 

 a single bird were found in Cardiganshire ; the eggs 

 of one pair were taken on April 25, and my infor- 

 mant, Dr. Salter of Aberystwith, saw the nest of a 

 second pair on May 23, from which the eggs had 

 been taken a few days previously {Zool., 1893, pp. 

 311, 355). In 1895 a pair nested not far from 

 Shrewsbury (Marchant and Watkins, p. 76). See 

 my article on " The Disappearance of the Kite " in 

 The Field, Dec. 11, 1897. 



In Scotland, where this bird was once common, 

 it is now rarely seen. It used formerly to breed in 

 Stirlingshire, Ayrshire, and the Isle of Arran. 



Kites were breeding in Inverness-shire in 1850 

 (Wolley), in Argyllshire in 1858 (R. Gray), and in 

 Perthshire in 1871. In July 1876 I saw two young 

 Kites in the possession of the late E. T. Booth of 

 Brighton, who had just brought them from Glen 

 Lyon. They were " branchers," and would soon 

 have been able to fly well. They had nearly got 

 rid of their down, but the tail was not yet forked. 



In Ireland the Kite is very rare, and according 

 to A. G. More (" List of Irish Birds" ), has not been 



