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Blyth's Reed-Warbler has only been once recorded 

 before for the British Isles, viz. one obtained at Fair Isle 

 by the Duchess of Bedford on September 30th, 1910.* 

 But the bird is so nearly alhed to the Reed- and Marsh- 

 Warblers that it might very easily escape detection. 



Lesser Whitethroat {Sylvia c. curruca). — On Sep- 

 tember 14th Miss Jackson and I saw two Lesser White- 

 throats, but the next day they were gone and we saw 

 no more until the 28th, when one appeared. This had 

 left the next day, but on October 2nd I saw two. One 

 of these stayed until the 4th, after Avhich I did not see 

 it, but the other was to be seen every day in the same 

 hedge until the 14th, after which date it disappeared. 

 On October 8th I saw a second bird which had gone 

 the next day, and on October 10th I saw anotlier which 

 also disappeared the following day. One or two Lesser 

 Whitethroats were thus seen on fifteen days and seven 

 different individuals were observed. There are very 

 fevv previous records of the occurrence of tliis species in 

 this area, but the reguliirity of its visits in autumn in 

 very small numbers to the Isle of May as recorded by 

 the Misses Rintoul and Baxter would lead one to expect 

 its regular occurrence on the coast to the south of the 

 Forth. 



Continental Song-Thrusii {Tv.rdns p. philomehts). 

 — On September 14th a distinct increase in Song-Thrushes 

 was noted, and some of these were undouljtedly of the 

 Continental form. On the next day there ^vere very 

 few Thrushes left, and we saw none of the pale coloured 

 Continental birds, but on the 16th there was again an 

 increase, and one obtained on that date is of the Con- 

 tinental form. On the 23rd we obtained another and 

 on the 26th I saw three, but they were gone the next 

 day, as were three more which I saw on October 2nd. 



* The interesting announcement of the oocurrence of another example 

 (in Yorksliire) a few days before the Holy Island specimen, is made by 

 IMr. J. K. Stanfoid a few pages furtlier on. — H.F.W. 



