BRIimDIRDS 



EDITED BY H. F. WITHERBY, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 

 ASSISTED BY W. P. PYCRAFT, A.L.S, M.B.O.U. 



Contents of Number 6. November 1, 1907. 



Nestling Birds, and Some of the Problems they present, by 

 W. P. Pycraft, a.l.s.,f.z.s., m.b.o.u. (Part III.) — continne'd 

 from p'ige \Z2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Page 162 



Wind and Flight, by P. W. Ileadley, M.A., M.B.O.U. (Part III.) — 



continued from i^age \4:G ... ... ... ... ... 158 



The Ked-nccked Phalai'Dj^e in Ireland, by Hugh S. Gladstone, 



F.Z.8., etc. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 174 



On the More Important Additions to our Knowledge of British 

 Birds since 1899, by H. F. Witherby and N. F. Ticehurst 

 (Part V.) — continued from paffe 152 ... ... 178 



Notes : — Rare Birds in Sussex, Kent, and Essex (J. B. Nichols). 

 Marsh-Warbler Nesting in Surrey (G-raham W. Kerr). The 

 Tongue-Spots of the Nestling Grasshopper- Warbler 

 (J. S. T. Walton) . Great and Blue Tits coTering up their Eggs 

 (Norman II. -Toy). Occurrences of the Blue-headed Wag- 

 tail at Lynmouth, Nortii Devonshire (T. H. Briggs). Lesser 

 Grey Shrike in Kent (N. F. Ticehurst). Haw Bnch breeding 

 in Northumberland (J. S. T. Walton). Snow- Finch in 

 Kent (N. F. Ticehurst). Roller in Sussex (J. G. Millais). 

 Early Nesting of the Shag in Orkney (H. W. Robinson). 

 Glossy Ibises in Orkney (H. W.Robinson). Pallas's Sand- 

 Grouse ia Middlesex (W. Wells Bladen). Partridge 

 carrying a Young One (F. W. Ileadley). Redshank 

 breeding in Warwickshire (William Davies and Fred. 

 Smallev). Report on the Food of Black-headed Gull 

 (W. P.' P.), etc , etc 185 



Review : — The Birds of Yorkshire ... ... ... ... 194, 



Special Photographic Number of British Birds ... ... 196 



Books of the Month 196 



The death of Mr. Howard Saunders, on Sunday, 

 October 20th, will be deeply deplored by every one who 

 takes an interest in the birds of this country, and to those 

 who knew him the personal loss is irreparable. In the midst 

 of intense suffering- he never lost interest in his favourite 

 study — the masterly article contributed to the first number 

 of this Mag-azine was written under great physical difii- 

 culties. In the next issue we ho]3e to publish a brief 

 memoir and a portrait of Mr. Saunders, whose intimate 

 knowledg-e of British birds has never been surpassed. 



