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that date. After being stuffed it was acquired for the 

 Canterbury Museum. I was unable to prevail upon the 

 authorities of that institution to send me the bird for 

 inspection, and it was not until quite recently that I had 

 an opportunity of going to see it, when I found that, 

 like the birds that occurred m England about the same 

 time, it was a specimen of the Siberian race {N. caryocatactes 

 macrorhynclius ) . 



In the Field for October 25th, 1913, it is recorded by 

 Mr. W. B. Ellis, of Arundel, who had the bird to stuff, 

 that a Nutcracker had been shot near Pulborough and 

 received by him on October 21st. The Rev. Clifford 

 Toogood, of Burpham, kindly ^\Tote me about this bird, 

 which he saw while in Mr. Ellis's hands, and sent me a 

 careful drawing of the head and bill from direct measure- 

 ments. From this it appears that this bird i^ also a specimen 

 of the Slender-billed race ; it is a female, and was shot by 

 a Mr. Arlington, on October 19th, 1913. 



N. F. TiCEHURST. 



PIED WAGTAIL REARING TWO BROODS 



IN ONE NEST. 



In reference to the notes on this subject {supra, p. 229), 

 I may state that in the spring of 1913 I found a nest of 

 a Pied Wagtail {Motacilla a. lugubris) situated in some 

 creepers growing over a wall. The nest contained one 

 egg and three newly-hatched young. These had flown by 

 June 11th. On July 20th, when I again happened to pass 

 the nest, I was surprised to see one of the old birds going 

 to it with food ; there were five young ones, and the nest 

 was in a very dilapidated condition. 



M. L. Kleenwort. 



CONTINENTAL COAL-TITS IN KENT. 



Mr. H. S. D. Byron, \^-hose assistance I have ah-eady had 

 so frequently to acknowledge in connexion witli Kent birds, 

 and whose residence in Thanet is so favourably situated 

 for the observation of migrants, lias once more been instru- 

 mental in adding a new race to the county list. He recently 

 sent me for comparison a Coal-Tit that he had obtained 

 in Dumpton Park, Thanet, on October 26th, 1913. It 

 proved to be, as he suspected, a specimen of the Continental 

 P. a. ater. On my returning the bird to him, he compared 

 it with other skins in his possession, and has since written 

 to inform me tliat amongst these he has found another 



