154 lUUTISH BIRDS. [vol. ix. 



March lOth, 1914. There was also another pair close to 

 this nest whieli evidently had a nest, but owing to the very 

 bad weather a close search was impossible. 



The breeding of the Crossbill in Kngland, in 1915, ha> 

 already been recorded from Norfolk by Mr. N. Tracy [anUa. 

 Vol. VIII., ]). 289). which gives me additional ])lea8ure in 

 recording the breeding and attempted breeding in Suffolk. 

 Owing to the war I was prevented fiom visiting the Crossbill 

 district, but I advised my friends to keep a sharp, look-out 

 for nests, having already heard from them of the presence 

 of birds in some nimibers early in the year. On March 8th 

 a nest was located which contained two young and two 

 unfertile eggs ; on March 10th a second nest was found 

 with eggs, but unfortiniately this nest was discovered b^' 

 some boys and destroyed ; from a third nest near by the 

 young got off. My friends were of opinion that many more 

 nests could have been located if we could have given our 

 joint time. 



My friend Mr. H. R. Tutt brought in to me on March 27th 

 freshly-worked cones which he had found close to Croydon, 

 from a district where Crossbills had previously bred. 



The Crossbill has now bred in Suffolk for six j'ears in 

 succession, and 1 think from the records already given the 

 V)ird should now be regarded as a resident si)ecies in England. 

 Apj)arently from the remarks on this species in the last 

 edition of the B.O.U. List it has not been, though the 

 Connnittee must have had knowledge of the records. All 

 the nests mentioned above were in Scotch pines and from 

 8 to 12 ft. from the ground. P. F. Bunyarp. 



LARK'S METHOD OF ({ATHKRING FOOD FOR YOUNG. 



In her article on " Wait and See Photography " in the last 

 number of British Birds, Miss Turner made a very interesting 

 observation concerning the manner in which a Sky-Lark 

 gathers food for its yoimg. 



Having recently had a ])air of Wooil-Larks (Lullula a. 

 arborca) \mder observation during the breeding-season, 1 

 have been fortunate enough with the aid of prism glasses 

 to observe precisely the same thing hap])en, viz. : The 

 bird collecting insects and depositing them in a small heap 

 on the ground before gathering them uj) to take to the young. 



This habit is perhaps peculiar to the Larks. 1 have 

 certainly never noticed it with any other species, and should 

 like to hear other readers' opinions on the matter. 



W. J. .VsHIOHC. 



