Bool- Kofi CCS and Reviews. 191 



"In many wavs this has 1)ch'ii a remarkable season, the nnnsual 

 "warmth of the weather dniin^f March ami Ajn-il induced the majority of 

 "the birds round U])pini/ham to commeneti their nesting operations from 

 "a fortnight to :'> weeks earlier than usual, owing to which the number of 

 "expeditions of the Ornithological Section were largely curtailed. It 

 " seems that this year a change has taken i)lace, as regards the species of 

 "birds that usually take up their sum-ner residence in the neighbourhood 

 "of Uppingham. Bii-ds which have in former years been comparatively 

 "rare, have this year sup|)lanted those which have always been reported 

 "as common. This is es])ecially noticeable with regard to White throats. 

 •■ \\\ I91II only one nest of the Lesser Whitethioat containing 5 eggs was 

 "i'oun.l. This year se\eral birds have b-eii noticed, and their nests and 

 "eggs found, though the Greater Whitethroat is still comparatively scarce, 

 " There has also been an extraordinary decrease in the Swallows, not only 

 " in Uppingham, it seems, but in most places in Enghand. But, on the 

 "other hand, many more Nightingales have been heard this year than be 

 " fore.- and Fjittle Owls have become so common that 2 or 3 nests have 

 "been found on nearly every expedition, and an edict has been issued for 

 " their destruction, as it is asscjtcd that they do a great deal of harm by 

 " taking young phea.sants and ]),-utiidges, and to them is attributed the 

 "marked decrease of small l)ii(ls in the environs of Uppingham. 



" On the whole the results of the expediti(mshave been profitable, and 

 "some good nests have been found " 



" Little Owi. {Atlicne uortna) : nest and young, Stockerston, June 4th, C.A. 

 H. ; nest, Seaton, H.W.J. ; nest, 4 young, ]\Iay 2(5th, beyond Glaston rail- 

 way, T.R. ; nest and 5 eggs. Glaston Hollows. May 12th, A.G.X. ,- nest and 

 young. Stoke Wood, T W.I).; 3 young, Stockerstoji, P.G.C. ; nest 1 young 

 3 eggs, Wardley, H.N.T." 



"LONGTAILED TiT (Ar,Y.hf/^i nunhil,,] : seen, ]\[arch26th, Wardley, C.A.H.; 

 nest, Maynth. (ilast< n, and dune 4th. Wakerley, TR.; nest, Glaston, May 

 25th, A.G.N.; nest an.l e-gs. March 17th, Wardley, H.N.I." 



"Me.vdow Pii'ii- (.l//////'.s- /</((/r//.s;,s-) : nest and 6 eggs. Railway bank, INIay 

 24th, C.A.H. ; nest and 4 eggs, liailway bank, May 19th, T.R. ; nest and 5 

 eggs, Wakerley, P.Cx.C." 



^' Cnivvcnxvv rPln/Uimuipus I'ollnhitaj : seen, March 31st, C.A.H. ; nest, 6 

 eggs, Fircroft, May 14th, H.W.J ; nest, 7 eggs. Railway, May 25th, T.R. '. 



"Garden Wahhi.er iSi/h-ia horteusis): nest, 5 eggs, June ilth, T.R.; nest 4 

 young, Redgate, F.E.M ; nest, 3 eggs, Highfield. P.G.C ; nest near Preston, 

 2 eggs, C.B.; nest, 2 eggs, Bisbrooke, H.N.l." 



" Ni(iirilNGAi.E 'i)rn///a.s- /«.srv'///(/) : heard in all gardens and woods round 

 Uppingham. Nest, Fairfield, W.J.C. " 



"Lesser Wiiitktiiiioat (Siih-'id r>n-ntn() : nest, 2 eggs. May 11th, Bisbrooke. 



