ADDITIONS SINCE 1899. 249 



[Lincolnshire. — Mr. J. Whitaker identified a female at 

 Chapel St. Leonards, on 22nd September, 1906, amongst a 

 large lot of migrants on the sea-bank (J. Whitaker, Zool., 



1906, p. 392).] 



[Northumberland. — A hen caught near Seaton Sluice 

 prior to 1903 was exhibited at the Crystal Palace Cage-Bird 

 Show in January, 1905. It is stated to have been identified 

 by the late Canon Tristram (c/. Zool., 1905, p. 279).] 



Scotland. — A pair was obtained at Torphins, Aberdeen- 

 shire, at the end of March, 1905 (E. T. Clarke, Ann. S.N.H., 



1907, p. 114). An adult male in full summer plumage was 

 obtained at Cape Wrath on 11th May, 1906 (W. E. Clarke. 

 t.c, 1906, p. 138). 



Only three records of the occurrence of this species are 

 given in the " Manual " none of which were in spring, and none 

 in Scotland. 



LITTLE BUNTING Emberiza pusilla Pall. S. page 219. 



Durham.— A female was procured at Teesmouth on 11th 

 October, 1902, by the late Mr. C. Braithwaite (W. R. Ogilvie- 

 Grant, Bull. B.O.C., XIIL, p. 14). 



Warwick. — A male in winter plumage was caught with 

 bird-lime at Pailton, near Rugby, in the beginning of October, 

 1902, and lived in a cage for nearly fifteen months (O. V. Aphn, 

 Ibis, 1904, p. 307). 



Scotland. — A young bird was captured by a cat at the 

 Pentland Skerries Lighthouse on 15th October, 1903 (W. E. 

 Clarke, Ann. S.N.H., 1904, p. 14). One was seen at close 

 quarters and satisfactorily identified at Fair Isle on 2nd 

 October, 1905, and an adult female was obtained at the 

 same place on 3rd October, 1906 {id., t.c, 1906, pp. 18 and 

 236). 



The Little Bunting had only once previously been identified 

 in this country, viz., at Brighton, on 2nd November, 1846. 



LAPLAND BUNTING Calcarius lapjmiicus (L.). 

 S. page 223. 



Sussex. — An immature male was shot near Pevensey on 

 28th September, 1904 (M. J. Nicoll, Bull. B.O.C., XV., p. 12). 



Norfolk. — One reported from Yarmouth on 4th November, 

 1898, two in October, 1899, and two on 1st November, 1903 

 (J. H. Gurney, Zool, 1899, p. 126 ; 1900, p. 98 ; 1904, p. 214). 

 A female was caught at Great Yarmouth on 18th September, 

 and a young male on 25th September, 1904 (O. V. Aphn, 

 t.c, 1904, p. 428). Nine were caught and taken to Yarmouth 

 during November, and two were seen at Cley on 17th December, 



