148 BRITISH BIRDS. 



identified by Mr. Gardner, of Oxford Street (Rouse Orlebar, 

 Field, 2, II., 1907). 



Only six occurrences of this bird are recorded by Mr. Saunders. 



RED-BACKED SHRIKE Lanius collurio L. S. page 151. 

 Fair Isle (Shetlands). — Several appeared on passage late 

 in May and in early June, 1906 (W. E. Clarke, Aim. Scot. Nat. 

 Hist., 1907, p. 73). 



The Red-l3acked Shrike is rare north of the Forth and has 

 only twice before been recorded in the Shetlands. 



WOODCHAT Lanius pomeranus Sparr. S. page 153. 

 Yorkshire. — A male was seen on May 9th, 1903, at Speeton 

 (C. O. Danford, JVat., 1903, p. 262). 



Although it rarely reaches so far north as Yorkshire, the 

 Woodchat is rather more frequent in its visits to south-eastern 

 England, and about six have been recorded from that quarter 

 during the last eight years. 



WAXWING Ampelis garrulus L. S. page 155. 

 Outer Hebrides. — One was obtained at Stornoway on 

 November 19th, 1901, and another specimen said by D. Mac- 

 kenzie to have been killed twenty- five years before (J. A. 

 Harvie-Brown, Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist, 1902, p. 52.) 



Shetland. — One found dead at Unst, November, 1903 (T. E. 

 Saxby, ^.c, 1901, p. 156). 



Ireland. — One was shot on December 4th, 1901, near 

 Londonderry (D. C. Campbell, Irish Nat., 1902, p. 22). During 

 October, November and December, 1903, there was a remark- 

 able visitation of these birds to Ireland (cos. Armagh, Antrim, 

 Down, Kildare, Derry), over twenty being killed and many 

 more seen (cf. Irish Nat., 1904, p. 45 ; ZooL, 1903, p. 456 ; Ibis, 

 1904, p. 307). 



England. — In the winter of 1903-4 about sixty Avere killed 

 in East Anglia, and this was " perhaps the largest visitation 

 since 1866-7" (J. G. Tuck, Zool, 1904, p. 115), and stragglers 

 were obtained in Lincolnshire, Sussex and Kent. 



Mr. Saunders had no evidence of the occurrence of Waxwings 

 in the Outer Hebrides, while in Orkney and Shetland it is rare. 



PIED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa atricapilla L. S. page 159. 



In addition to the counties mentioned by Mr. Saunders, this 

 species appears to breed in small numbers in Rutland and 

 Lincolnshire {Birds of Butkmd, p. 45; Nat., 1906, p. 42). 



Its migration route through the southern counties we hope 

 will be worked out by the Migration Committee of the British 

 Ornithologists' Club. It occurs annually in Norfolk, but south 

 of that the records are scanty. It is numerous as a breeding 

 bird in Carnarvon, Merioneth and other parts of Wales, yet it 



