ORNITHOLOGICAL NOTES FROM A SOUYH LONDON SUBURB. 
being in constant use all day long from early morning.  More- 
over, | have not seen more than a single bird on the Wake since 
that year. 
he. SOMMER VISTTANTS: 
This group, which might be separated into Residents, 
Non-residents, “ Occasionals,” and “ Accidentals,” will be taken 
in natural sequence, but to each species will be attached its 
distinctive title. 
They number altogether 37, of which 13 still nest in the 
district ; 9 are reckoned occasional, and 6 accidental; 4 of the 
latter have only occurred once. 
RING JOUSEE (-lecidental). 
One example only has come under my observation. I 
heard it “chacking” in a garden a few doors off; I could see 
mor collar, yet l have no “doubt as to the species. This was 
August 31st, 1Qoo. 
RED-BACKED SHRIKE (Occasional). 
A rarity, as might be expected, yet seen by myself on 
four occasions. On Ist August, 1894, a female or immature 
bird spent the day in my carden, feeding exclusively on the 
humble bees which were busy at the hollyhocks. The bird, 
in order to get at these bees, invariably hovered in front of 
the flower at which an insect was engaged, and which by a 
fanning process was driven forth, to be instantly and clev erly 
taken on the wing; the Shrike then settled on a bare branch 
or on the garden seat to devour its prey. On May 24th, 1897, 
on some bushes on Tooting Common, I met with a female 
‘bird which, being unusually tame, was probably a freshly-arrived 
and tired migrant. On 25th September, in the same year, a 
young bird was for a short time bee-collecting in my garden, 
as in the first instance. On 22nd May, 18098, I noticed one 
in Dulwich Park, but it kept to the higher trees, and was too 
‘wary to allow a near enough approach to distinguish the sex. 
SPOTTED FLY_-CATCHER (Resident). 
This breeds now but sparingly in the district, and seldom 
appears in our gardens in July and August, as was formerly 
‘the habit of the travelling families. Until 15 or 20 years ago 
these birds were regular spring visitors to the suburb when on 
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