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to the present time they are doing well, flying about a small room, the floor of 

 which being old is already shewing the effects of the strong beaks of these 

 birds for they are tapping almost constantly, the noise being heard at some 

 distance. 



Mr. Bartlett, of the Regent's Park Zoological Gardens, informs me that 

 he has frequently reared the Great Spotted Woodpecker, and kept them for 

 a short time, but they have always died sooner or later, generally in fits. 



[ Postscript. — One of my birds died early in August ; the other I set at 

 liberty in the grounds at Moorcourt. ] 



Lesser Spotted Woodpeckei- fPicus minor ).— This pretty little bird occurs 

 in the neighbourhood of Kington, but I have only seen one myself, which was 

 shot in June last year. 



Kock Dove (Columhia livia). — Breeds at Stanner Rocks. 



Bittern ( Ardca steUaris). — A specimen of this bird was killed some few 

 years back at Stanton- on-Wye, and is, I believe, in the iDossession of Sir H. 

 Cotterel, Bart. 



Little Bittern (Ardea minuta). — One of these rare birds was shot at 

 Shobdon Court in the spring of 1838. (See Morris's British Birds). 



Water Rail (Ballus aquaticus). — This bird occurs occasionally on the 

 streams near Kington in the winter, two or three specimens having come under 

 my notice. 



Egyptian Goose (Anser CEyyptianus). — A specimen of this handsome bird 

 was shot by Mr. C. P. Evans, at the Hengoed, Huntington, near Kington, about 

 a year ago. 



Pochard (Anas ferina). — Killed on the river Arrow, near Staunton, 

 by Captain De Winton a few winters back. 



Tufted Duck (Anasfulir/ulaJ. — Two specimens of this duck were killed in 

 Radnorshire about four years ago and were preserved by a biid-stuff er in Kington. 



Cormorant (Carbo cormoranus). — One specimen killed at Eywood some 

 eight or ten years ago. 



Common Tern (Sterna hirundoj. — One specimen killed on the Wye, near 

 Hay, about 1864 or 1805. 



The Lessor Tern, or Sea Swallow (Sterna minuta). — A specimen was shot 

 in the parish of Marden, by Hugh Jenner, Esq., when partridge shooting, the 

 first week in September, 18G9. 



Kittiwake (Lams tridactylns). — Specimens of this gull occasionally occur 

 this district in winter. One was picked up dead in a field in the parish of 

 Eardisley in 1866. Two were shot in March last at Sarnesfield. 



Storm Petrel (Tcrnus PekifficaJ.— One of these birds was shot near 

 Shobdon Court in September, 1867. It was seen by a party of gentlemen, 

 when partridge shooting, flying a£ a great height and was thought to be a 

 hawk. 



Thp President then read the following interesting paper :- 



