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GREATER YELI.OWSHANK IN SUSSEX. 



A SPECIMEN of the Greater Yellowshank {Tringa melanolcuca) 

 was shot at Winchelsea. Sussex, on October 4th, 1915, and 

 examined by me in the fiesh the next day. It proved to be 

 a female, and was in full plumage, the ashy-brown extending 

 to the lower-back and rump. H. W. Ford-Lindsay. 



REDSHANK' S NEST WITH EIGHT EGGS. 

 On May 9th, 1915, in company with two others, I visited a 

 marsh on the Cumberland side of the Solwa3^ This marsh 

 is the breeding-haunt of a number of Redshanks {Tringa 

 totmms). The first nest w^e found was a Redshank's containing 

 eight eggs. Four of these eggs had undoubtedly been laid 

 by one bird, and the other four by another. The nest, which 

 was rather large and flat, was in no way concealed. When 

 we were approaching the nest three of these birds rose and 

 kept flying roimd us all the time we were in the vicinity. 

 Is it possible that in this case there were two females and only 

 one male ? Willia:\i J. Andrews. 



BROODING-SPOTS OF THE BLACK-HEADED GULL. 



The accompanying photograph is of one of three Black- 

 hp;iflefl Gulls (Ifinis r. ridihundvs) which I examined during 



the breeding-season 1915. Two were males, the other a 

 female. The sex was proved by dissection. The males 



