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[In "The Zoologist," 1901, p. 389, Mr. W. E. Butterfield 

 states that a nest, four eggs, and two parent birds of the 

 Blue-headed Wagtail were obtained on May 31st, near 

 Winchelsea, Sussex, and Mr. Dresser informed him that 

 these birds came " nearest to M. heema, Sykes," the 

 Indian Blue-headed Wagtail. Later (" ZooL," 1902, p. 232) 

 Mr. Butterfield joins Dr. Hartert in identifying with 

 M. heema a male which had been obtained near Rotting- 

 dean, Sussex, as long ago as April 20th, 1898. Mr. Dresser's 

 latest concrete opinion now is that " M. heema is unworthy 

 of even subspecific rank " ("Man. Palsearctic B.," p. 206).] 



IX. — The Masked Shrike. 

 Lanius nuhicus, Licht. 



In the Bulletin of the B.O.C., XVI., p. 22, is recorded Mr. 

 M. J. Nicoll's exhibition of ail example of this species, shot 

 at Woodchurch, Kent, on July 11th, 1905, and examined 

 by him in the flesh three days later. In my own notes I 

 find it entered as "an adult male," but as this is not in 

 print, it is mentioned with dv^e reserve. 



This is a very remarkable occurrence, for there seems to 

 be no proof that this species has been obtained in South- 

 western Europe or even North Africa to the westward of 

 Tripoli. In Greece it is well known. 



X. — The Red-rumped Swallow. 

 Hirundo rufkda, Temminck. 



An adult male of this sj)ecies was observed by Mr. 

 George Stout, of Fair Isle, on June 2nd, 1906, and, having 

 been found dead some ten days afterwards, was sent to 

 Mr. W. Eagle Clarke, who recorded and exhibited it 

 ("Ann. Scott. N. H.," 1906, p. 205, and Bull. B.O.C., XIX., 

 p. 18). 



The occurrence of this species as a wanderer among a 

 rush of migrants is less remarkable than that of the Shrike 

 just mentioned, for this Swallow was obtained by Gatke 

 on Heligoland, picked up by wonderful good fortune. It 



