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FOUR EGGS IN A NIGHTJAR'S NEST. 



On June 19th, 1914, in the grounds of North Court Lodge, 

 Brandon, Suffolk, I found a nest of the Nightjar {Cajnimulgus 

 e. europcaus) containing four eggs as shown in the accompany- 

 ing photograph. The nest was in private grounds and a 



CLUTCH OF FOUE EGGS OF NIGHTJAR FOUND AT BRANDON. 

 SUFFOLK. 



(Photogra'phed by Miss Ruth S'pragge.) 



long way from any path or house, so that there was no chance 

 of any person having tampered with the eggs. Only three 

 young ones hatched, but they grew up well and used to 

 huddle all together and seemed to behave just as other j^oung 

 Nightjars do. We never saw more than one old bird either 

 when there were eggs or young. Ruth Spbagge. 



LATE STAY OF CUCKOO. 



With reference to the editorial note {antea p. 187) regarding 

 the latest recorded date for the Cuckoo in the British Isles, 

 I should like to state that on December 26th, 1897 or 1898, 

 I was rabbit-shooting in Delamere, Cheshire, ^vhen the dog- 

 put up a Cuckoo out of some brushwood in a small dingle. 

 I shot the bird and still have its skin, which undoubted^ 

 belongs to a bird of the year. G. F. Gee. 



