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Correction. — In the note by " F.C.R.J." under " Early 

 Nesting o^ Dotterel " {supra, p. 94), in the first line for " Mr. 

 J. Watson Kendal " read " Mr. J. Watson, of Kendal," and 

 in the sixth line for " Mr. Kendal's statement " read " Mr. 

 Watson's statement." 



LETTER. 



SPORADIC XESTING. 



To the Editors of British Birds. 



Sirs, — In your August issue Mr. P. F. Bunyard writes, in a note on 

 " Crossbills Breeding in Suffolk for the Third Year in Succession," as 

 follov/s (p. 89). : " I do not consider it [the Crossbill] is more sporadic 

 in its nesting than many other British birds such as the Hobby, Haw- 

 finch, Grasshopper- Warbler, etc. etc." I should have thought that 

 the Hobby and Grasshopper-Warblar were particularly unhappy ex- 

 amples of sporadic breeders, in fact that they were the very reverse ; 

 and it would be interesting to know what are the grounds for this 

 assertion, more particularly as the food-supply of both such species 

 would remain pretty constant in any given area. C. S. Meares. 



