OBSERVATIONS. 



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Dotterell [Charadrlus morhicllus.)-- 

 An adult female shot at Burgh, near 

 Yarmouth, about the 10th inst. 



Turnstone [Strqjsllas interpres.) — 

 Of this species two male specimens 

 were taken on the 7th inst., at 

 Yarmouth. 



Knot [Tringa Camitus.) — A pair in 

 good condition, shot at Burgh, near 

 Yarmouth, on the 10th inst. 



Greenshank [Totanus ylottis) — A 

 female was shot at the above-named 

 place on the 12th inst., in dissecting 

 it a cluster of eggs were found, 

 several of which were as large as 

 hemp seed. 



Garganey [Anas querquedula.) — A 

 male was shot in this locality, about 

 three weeks since. 



Egyptian Goose (Anser cpgyptiacus.) 

 — A fine adult pair were obtained on 

 the morning of the 7th inst., on 

 Breydon water, Yarmouth. 

 Suffolk. 



Bedthroated Diver (Cohjmhus sep- 

 tentrionalls.) — About the 5th of this 

 month, a fine adult female specimen 

 of Cohjmhus septentrionalis in full 

 summer plumage was captured near 

 Lowestoft. — Thos. E. Gunn, Nor- 

 wich, May 14, 1864. 



Remarkable attachment of a Song 

 Thrush to the place where it hatched 

 a brood of young. — Early in February 

 a thrush built its nest in some ivy, 

 and hatched its young in March, 

 which were reared in safety. A 

 fortnight later a boy, thinking the 



nest useless pulled it down, and to 

 his astonishment two eggs fell out ; 

 a companion seeing this, attempted 

 to construct a new nest out of the 

 remains of the old one, which was 

 almost destroyed, and placed it in 

 the same position. Not having any 

 thrush's eggs he placed two black 

 bird's eggs in the hastily constructed 

 nest. Being most anxious as to the 

 result he awoke about three o'clock 

 next morning and looked out of his 

 bed-room window, where he had a full 

 view of the nest, and saw the female 

 thrush busily employed in arraying 

 and beautifying the rude substitute ; 

 he went to bed again, and at five 

 o'clock to his great joy saw one blue 

 spotted egg ; since then she has laid 

 two more eggs, and is now sitting on 

 three, the two blackbird's eggs hav- 

 ing been removed. — Alfred Beau- 

 mont, Greave, Meltham. 



WrynecJi. — On the 22nd of May 

 I saw a Wryneck, Yunx torquilla, 

 which had been shot at Honley a 

 few days before — Alfred Beaumont, 

 Greave, Meltham, May 24, 1864. 



Helix rotundata, var.alba. — On the 

 16th instant I was collecting mol- 

 lusks, and was so fortunate as to 

 find a specimen of Helix rotundata, 

 var. alba, Moquin Tandon ; according 

 to Jeffreys this, though widely 

 distributed, is a rare variety, — W. 

 Nelson, Leeds, May 2.3rd. 



