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1875, p. 4664, and Trans. Norf. Nat. Soc, vol. ii. p. 

 180; Stevenson, "Birds of Norfolk," vol. iii. p. 380, 

 with facsimile sketch of two quill feathers made for 

 Marsham; Saunders' "Manual," p. Ill, with figure by 

 G. E. Lodge. 



One, Subden, Pendle Hill, Lancashire, May 8, 1872 : 

 Mitchell, ZooL, 1876, p. 4839; and "Birds of Lanca- 

 shire," p. 60, with figure. 



One, Winchelsea, Sussex, spring 1886: Butterfield, Zool., 

 1896, p. 302. 



One in Alderney, Dec. 19, 1899. Brought for identifica- 

 tion to Mr. E. D. Marquand, who informed me of the 

 fact, and forwarded the bird for preservation to a taxi- 

 dermist in Guernsey. 



Ohs. For an account of the nesting of the Wall- 

 Creeper, as observed in the gorge of the Trift near 

 Zermatt, see St. Quintin, Zool., 1896, p. 290. 



Fam. MOTACILLID^. 



ASHY-HEADED WAGTAIL. Motacilla cinereicapilla, 

 Savi. Length, 6*75 in. ; bill, Oo in, ; wing, 3 in. ; 

 tarsus, 0'9 in. 



Hah. Southern" Europe and North Africa, migrating as 

 far south as the Transvaal. 



One near Penzance, a male with nearly black head, in the 

 collection of H. Vingoe : identified by Gould, to whom 

 it was sent for inspection : Gould, " Birds of Great 

 Britain," figure. 



One near Sherringham, Norfolk, spring 1842 : noticed by 

 Messrs. Gurney and Fisher (Zool., 1844) as the "Blue- 

 headed Wagtail." See J. H. Gurney, Trans. Norf. 

 Nat. Soc, 1876, p. 226. 



Ohs. Except for its darker lores and ear coverts, 

 darker crown, and inconspicuous white line above 



