122 BRITISH BIRDS. [vol. vn. 



Of the rarities which occurred in 1912, the follo^^'ing have 

 not been noticed in our pages : — 



Nutcracker {Nucifrciga caryocatactes ? subsp.). — One was 

 seen by Mrs. Fowler at Gunton Hall, on October 26th (p. 177). 



[Great Reed- Warbler {Acrocephalus arundinaceus). — A 

 " large Reed- Warbler," believed to have been of this species, 

 was seen by Mr. E. Campbell Taylor on the Broads on July 

 21st (p. 175).] 



Scops-Owl {Otus s. scops). — One which was shot at Heacham 

 on June 15th, had been heard calling in the neighbourhood 

 for a month previously (p. 173). 



White Stork {Ciconia c. ciconia). — One was seen at 

 Hickling on April 26th. 



Spoonbill {Plata! ea I. leucorodia). — As usual these birds 

 were seen at intervals at Brej^don in Ma}", June, and Jul}^ as 

 well as in the north of the countv in May and 3\x\y and at 

 Southwold (Suffolk) in June (p. 171). 



[Snow^-Goose [Anser hyperboreus). — One seen at Holkham 

 on January 21st and six on the coast on October 31st were 

 possibly " escapes " from Woburn.] 



[Ruddy Sheld-Duck {Casarca ferruginea). — Two shot on 

 Breydon on October 5th were most probably escaped birds.] 



Stone-Curlew {Burhinus ce. oedic7iemus). — One was seen 

 on January 10th at East Rust on (p. 166). 



Great Skua {Stercorarius s. skua). — One was found dead 

 on the beach near Cromer during hard frost on January 28th. 



Albino House-Martds'. — On July 30th, 1913, whilst 

 in the Alexandra Park, Hastings, I noticed an Albino House- 

 Martin {Hirundo iirbica) hawking flies over one of the lakes. 

 It was a perfect specimen : there were no signs of a dark 

 feather. On inquirj^ of one of the gardeners I found it 

 had been observed there for the previous fortnight, and it 

 is still to be seen up to the time of writing (August 14th). 



H. W. Ford -Lindsay. 



Squacco Heron in co. Cork. — A female specimen of 

 Ardeola r. ralloides is recorded bj^ Mr. R. Warren {ZooL, 1913, 

 p. 276) as having been shot on May 13th, 1913, near Skib- 

 bereen. Onlj^ nine Squacco Herons have been previously 

 recorded for Ireland, the last in June, 1912 (c/. supra, p. 27). 



Black-throated Diver in co. Mayo. — Mr. Robert Warren 

 reports {ZooL, 1913, p. 232) that Captain Kirkwood saw a 

 specimen of Gavia arctica in full summer-plumage off Bar- 

 tragh on May 11th, 1913. The bird is rarely seen in the west 

 of Ireland. 



