110 BRITISH BIRDS. 



the last in 1888 — are known for this county (W. Bickerton, 

 Trans. Herts. Nat. Hist. Soc, Vol. XIII., Part I., p. 52). 



SciLLY. — In some MS. notes drawn up in 1863, Rodd says 

 that it has occurred once on St. Mary's Moors (J. Clark and 

 F. R. Rodd, Zool, 1906, p. 246). 



LONG-TAILED TITMOJJ 8'E A credulacauclata(L.). S. page 101. 



Outer Hebrides. — A " company " was seen in 1903 in Lewis 

 in the Outer Hebrides, in which islands the bird had not before 

 been recorded (D. Mackenzie, Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist., 1904, p. 188). 



GREAT TITMOUSE Parus major (L.). S. page 103. 



Scotland, Caithness. — A pair seen at Wick, November, 1904 

 (t.c, 1904, p. 188). Shetlands.— One killed on October 16th, 

 1906, and single birds seen on the 17th and 21st at Unst (T. E. 

 Saxby, t.c, 1907, p. 50). 



The Great Tit had not previously been recorded as occurring 

 in Caithness, and only doubtfully in the Shetlands. 



CRESTED TITMOUSE Parus cristatus (L.). S. page 111. 



The bird observed by Baron von Hiigel in 1874 was at 

 Plymouth and not at Bournemouth (Birds uf Hants, p. 40). 



Yorkshire. — The reported occurrence of one near Keighley, 

 Yorks., said not to be authenticated, but another not mentioned 

 by Mr. Saunders was taken at Thirsk " many years ago " (Birds 

 of Yorks., p. 115). 



Norfolk. ^ — One, "unmistakably of this species," seen by 

 A. Patterson in some firs near Yarmouth in the autumn of 1888 

 or 1889 (A. Patterson, Zool, 1900, p. 401). Has not yet been 

 obtained in Norfolk. 



TREE-CREEPER Certhia familiar is (L.) S. page 117. 



Fair Isle (Shetlands). — A male was found exhausted on 

 December 27th, 1906, and is pronounced by Mr. Clarke as 

 belonging to the " continental " race, but which, he does not 

 state. Two previous occurrences of the Creeper in Shetland are 

 known (W. E. Clarke, Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist., 1907, p. 72). 



WALL-CREEPER Tichodroma muraria (L.), S. page 119. 



Sussex. — A female shot on December 26th, 1905, at Eccles- 

 bourne, near Hastings (W. R. Butterfield, Bull. B.O.C., XVI., 

 p. 44). 



Channel Islands. — One in Alderney, December 19th, 1899. 

 " Brought for identification to Mr. E. D. Marquand, who 

 informed me of the fact" (J. E. Harting, Handbooh Brit. B., 

 Ed. II., p. 364). 



These are the fourth and fifth occurrences of this Alpine species. 



