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of Siberia, we are led to wonder wlieii those early arrivals 

 oil the shores of the Indian Ocean left their northern home. 



On the same day on which the first Little Stint was 

 obtained, a European Sandpiper was also shot, a few days 

 earlier than the earliest previous record. During the last 

 week of November, I repeatedly met with this species on the 

 Blind River, and, on our removal to Somerville, I met with a 

 solitary individual twice on the edge of the Inxu, the latter 

 occurrence being on the 1st of February. 



A Ring-Plover was obtained by the same gentlemen at 

 East London on October 13 ; this specimen also was handled 

 by me on the occasion of my visit in November. On the 

 29th of the latter month I had the pleasure of seeing a pair 

 in company with a Little Stint at the mouth of the Blind 

 River. 



On October 17 these gentlemen added to their records a 

 Wood-Sandpiper and a Sanderling, both of which also I had 

 the opportunity of handling. No other record of the Wood- 

 Sandpiper came to hand during the season, but I believe 

 that the Sanderling was not uncommon alongshore in the 

 first half of the season. 



Once more I desire to tender my thanks to all my corres- 

 pondents for letters and for specimens, and I would again 

 urge them and others to continue their valued help in 

 advancing our knowledge of our local birds. 



XII. — Occasional Notes, 



8. Nesting of the Black Stork [Ciconia nigra). 



The Editor received the following note in a letter dated 

 29th October, 1915, and thinking it of more than ordinary 

 interest, hereby publishes it : — 



" It may possibly interest you to know that Black Storks 

 {Ciconia nigra) are regular visitors to this game-reserve, and 

 for many years they returned regularly to the same nest, 

 which is about a mile from this lodge, so that I had am])le 



