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'3°' I Lark almost white. — The Snow Bunting so familiar to Alpine climbers. 

 Not often found so far south, although Sir Oswald Mosley mentions one having 

 been knocked down by a labourer with a stone near Rolleston Hall in 

 October, 1845. I am tempted to add the following extract from Vol. v. 274 

 of an old "Sporting Magazine," 1795, Jan. 2T :—" Last Thursday Mr. 

 Molineiix of this place [L'^wes) shot a skylark of very sitignlar plumage. 

 It was a beautiful mixture of broion and while." About 30 years ago, a 

 covey of nearly white partridges were hatched in the neighbi)urhood of 

 Isfitrld, Sussex, a brace of which were shot by and are now in the possession 

 of my father ; while a further bird was secured liy the Hon. Sir William 

 Grantham (now one of Her Majesty's judges) of Barcombe Place, Sussex. 



'3'l Greater Spotted Woodpecker {Picus Major). — Canon Olivier informs me 

 that a few years ago he saw one of these birds at Romely. 



