BRITI5nDIN)S 



EDITED BY H. F. WITHERBY, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 



assisted by 



Rev. F. C. R. Jourdaest, m.a., m.b.o.u., and Norman F. 

 tlcehcrst, m.a., f.r.c.s., m.b.o.u. 



Contents of Number 12, Vol. VI. May 1, 1913. 



Early " Drumming " of the Snipe and its Significance. By- 

 Captain H. Lynes, R.N., M.B.O.U 



The Lesser Black-backed Gull of the British Islands. By Tom 

 Iredale 



" British Diving Ducks." Reviewed by H. F. Witherby 



Notes : — 



Are Starlings Double- or Single-brooded ? (Rev. F. C. R 

 Jourdain) . . 



Crossbills Breeding in Norfolk and Sliropshire 

 Meares) . . 



Girl Bunting Breeding in Essex (J. H. Owen) . . 



Notes on a Pied Blackbird (B. B. Riviere) 



Snowy Owl in Ireland (Richard M. Barrington) 



Red-necked Grebe in Hertfordshire (Cha-s. Oldham) 



Whiskered Tern in Suffolk (M. J. Nicoll) 



Little Tern Breeding in Northumberland (Mrs. C. Hodgkin 



Ivory-Gull in Ireland (Richard M. Barrington) 



Early Nesting of Moorhen (J. H. Owen) 



Letter : — Diseased Feet of Woodcock 



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