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behind her. The right wing was allowed to hang open, as 

 if the humerus were broken, and the tail-feathers were spread 

 out. The feathers at the throat and rump were puffed out, 

 the liead thrown on one side and the bill slightly opened. 

 The bird gave several curious squeaky little calls, which were 

 quite unlike the Willow-Wren's plaintive notes of alarm. 

 She allowed me to watch her movements from a distance of 

 a few feet, and did not assume an ordinary attitude until the 

 young birds had taken cover in a dense potato -patch. As soon 

 as she judged the danger to be past, she flew off into a small 

 fruit-tree near by, and called to them in the usual way. 



C. KiNGSLEY SiDDALL. 



GRASSHOPPER- WARBLER IN CORNWALL. 



As there seems to be some doubt as to the occurrence of the 

 Grasshopper- Warbler {Locustella ncevia) in west Cornwall, 

 I write to say that it is a regular summer migrant to the 

 Penzance district, being plentiful in suitable localities every 

 year. 



I have seen eggs taken in the district and found a nest 

 containing five eggs near Marazion on June 30th, 1907. I 

 have also obtained the bird. A. W. H. Harvey. 



GOLDEN ORIOLE IN SUSSEX. 



On May 14th, 1910, an example of the Golden Oriole (Oriolus 

 galhula) was seen at Pett, and from the direction of the wind, 

 and condition of bird (which had not the usual shy habits 

 of the species), we concluded it had only just arrived. Keeping 

 in the locality, it was observed on several dates until June 

 19th, when it was most unfortunately shot at Udimore, a 

 village about five miles from Pett. 



Mr. Bristow, of St. Leonards, had the bird for preservation, 

 and it f)roved to be a male in fine condition. 



H. W. Ford-Lindsay. 



GREAT TIT LAYING IN A HAWFINCH'S DESERTED 



NEST. 



About May 10th, 1910, I found a newly-built nest of the 

 Hawfinch {Coccothraustes vulgaris) in a plane tree about 

 thirty feet from the ground, near Maidenhead, Berkshire. 



