NOTES. 233 



a small colony of Arctic Terns which were breeding, and 

 amongst them were three Lesser Terns. 



One of these I put up four times from the same spot in the 

 sand and shell where the other birds were nesting. Unfor- 

 tunately the only hiding-place was a long way off, and though 

 I saw the bird hover and settle each time that I went away, 

 I could not find the eggs. There were several empty nests, 

 and it is possible she had not yet laid. 



My watching was disturbed by some egg-hunting boys, 

 and unfortunately I had to leave. 



M. Bedford. 



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IvARE Birds at Fair Isle. — Mr. W. Eagle Clarke has once 

 more been on Fair Isle (Shetlands), and has again had good 

 fortune. He makes the preliminary announcement that 

 amongst the rare birds \a hich came under his notice during 

 September and early October were the following : — Black- 

 throated Chat (Saxicola occidentalis). Grey-headed AVagtail 

 {Motacilla viridis), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Muscicapa parva), 

 Greater Redpoll [Linota linaria rostrata), Black-headed 

 Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala) , Ortolan Bunting {Emberiza 

 hortulana), Lapland Bunting {Calcarius lapponicus), and 

 Hoopoe {Upupa epops) (cf. Ann. S.N.H., 1907, p. 246). 



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Black-tailed Godwit in Barra. — On September 7th, 

 1907, the Duchess of Bedford shot a Black-tailed Godwit 

 {Limosa belgica) at Eohgary, Barra. The bird is a verv rare 

 visitor to the Outer Hebrides {cf. Ann. iS.N.H., 1907, p.'250). 



•'THE BIRDS OF YORKSHIRE." 



To the Editors of British Birds. 



Sirs, — In your review of Mr. Nelson's excellent book on 

 the " Birds of Yorkshire," you allude to the " authors." 

 This is a mistake. There is but one author, Mr. Nelson, 

 and it is only fair to him that this should be made clear. Mr. 

 Boyes and myself supplied information and acted as consul- 

 tants only. William Eagle Clarke. 

 The Royal Scottish Museum, 



Edinburgh, November 15th, 1907. 



[The wording on the title-page of the work reads " By 

 T. H. Nelson, with the co-operation of W. Eagle Clarke and 

 F. Boyes," and if IMessrs. Clarke and Boyes were not to be 

 regarded as authors it would have been more correct had their 

 names been omitted from the title page, and their co-operation 

 acknowledged in the Preface only. — Eds.] 



