bRITBHDIf^DS 



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



assisted by 

 Rev. F. C R. Joukdain, m.a., m.b.o.u., and Norman F. 

 tlcehurst, m.a., f.b.c.s., m.b.o.u. 



Contents of Number 2, Vol. X. July 1, 1916. 



Some Breeding-Habits of the Spairow-Hawk. (2) The Hen at 



the Nest. By J. H. Owen 

 The late Major F. W. Proctor 



Notes : — 



Mud-daubed Eggs of Jackdaw (J. H. Owen) . . 



Pied Flycatcher in Hertfordshire (W. P. Westell) . . 



Early Laying of Reed-Warbler and Cuckoo (H. Noble) 



Blackbird's Nest made of String (W. Rowan) 



Bluethroat off Norfolk in May (R. Winckworth) 



Robins Building Nests in Spruces (J. H. Owen) 



Dipper in Hertfordshire (W. Rowan) . . 



Little Owl in Shropshire (H. E. Forrest) 



Marsh-Harrier in Leicestershire (H. E. Forrest) 



Glossy Ibis in Oxfordshire (W. N. May) 



On the Status of the Common Ciu-lew and the Black Grouse in 



Wiltshire (G. Bathurst Hony) 



Land-Rails in Somerset (H. W. Mapleton) . . 



Short Notes :• — British Tree-Creeper in Lewis. Late Stay of 

 Great Grey Shrike in Essex. Lesser Whitethroat in 

 West Inverness-shire. Early Arrival of Swifts, 

 Hoopoe in Yorkshire. Dark-breasted Barn-OwI in 

 Shetland. Bartram's Sandpiper in co. Leitrim. Black- 

 tailed Godwit in Haddington. Ivory-Gvills in Scotland. 46 



Review : — British Birds (Thorburn) . . . . . . . . 48 



Letter : — Supposed Rufous Warbler in Hertfordshire {W. P. 



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