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Eastbourne; December 19th, one seen, Pevensey ; 1906, 

 February 25th, four seen. Eye ; April 2nd, one seen, St. 

 Leonard's ; October 6th, one seen, Kye ; 1906, spring, also seen 

 (M. J. Nicoll, ZooL, 1906, pp. 463-467). 



Writing in 1899, Mr. Saunders referred to this Alpine species 

 as an unusual visitor to England, and at that time only nine 

 authenticated examples were known. It is quite evident from 

 Mr. NicoU's observations (cf. supra) that the bird may now be 

 regarded, like the Tawny Pij^it. as a fairly regular visitor to the 

 south coast on migration. It was formerly confused with the 

 Scandinavian form of the Rock-Pipit, and it is still doubtful 

 whether two other specimens, a male and female killed at 

 Portslade. near Brighton, in March, 1867, were of this species 

 or not. They w^ere presented by E. T. Booth to J. Whitaker, 

 and figure in the sale catalogue of his collection. Lot 63, May 

 22nd, 1890, as " AVater-Pipits " — cf. Mr. Aplin's remarks on 

 the plate of the Scandinavian Rock-Pipits in Booth's Rough 

 Notes, Zool, 1896, p. 302. 



(To he continued.) 



