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the form of the bird, with the brilliant red and yellow 

 markings on the wings and the head appendages, I had no 

 doubt but that it was a Waxwing." 



Co. Armagh. — A female was shot at Tanaghmore North 

 near Lurgan, on January 2nd, 1914, and was presented to the 

 Dublin Museum. It had been feeding almost exclusively 

 on the berries of the wild rose (A. R. Nichols). 



REDWING SINGING IN ENGLAND. 



A Redwing {Turdus musicus) sang for ten minutes on 

 March 6th, 1914, at Borrowdale, Keswick, Cumberland : it 

 was a bright morning with occasional showers, and a strong 

 west wind was blowing. I was within thirty feet of the bird, 

 with binoculars. NormaN B. Ashworth. 



[There has been a good deal of controversy as to whether 

 the Redwmg utters its full song in the British Islands, or 

 only " records." In the fourth edition of Yarrell, I., p. 270, 

 it is stated that " the inward twittering, which forms the 

 final part of the song, may often be heard in this country 

 in spring," etc., but other observers have stated that the 

 full song is occasionally heard. Unless Mr. Ashworth knows 

 the song of the species, it is difficult to say how far the bird 

 in question reproduced the full song, which, however, is 

 not a very elaborate or musical affair. — F.C.R.J.] 



ROBIN SINGING AT NIGHT. 



A Robin {Dandalus r. melophilus) which roosts outside my 

 window, sings after dark practically every night. It sings 

 rather spasmodically, sometimes one burst will follow a 

 few minutes after another, and sometimes an interval of 

 hours will elapse. Dr. J. T. Wills and I have heard it up 

 to and after twelve o'clock for quite three weeks, and it is 

 now March 8th. J. H. Owen. 



INCUBATION OF THE PEREGRINE FALCON. 

 In the late afternoon of April 29th, 1912, I found the 

 eyrie of a Peregrine Falcon {Falco p. peregrinus) in the 

 north of England containing two eggs, which the bird was 

 covering. On May 1st there were three eggs. Later one 

 egg disappeared : it may have fallen off the ledge, or 

 possibly was sucked by some other bird ; the third egg 

 could not have been laid until April 30th. On June 1st 

 the eyrie contained one nestling and one egg. There was a 

 difference in the date of hatching, and afterwards, when 

 there were two young ones, they showed a difference in 

 size and also in development. 



