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were shot at Beer, in February, and sent in the 

 flesh to Mr. D'Urban, (Zool. 1883. p. 221). It does 

 not appear that this race differs in habits from the 

 common bird. The Rock Pipit is however a more 

 noisy bird in the breeding season, than Mr. Stevenson's 

 remarks suggest, both as regards its call notes and 

 its song. I have chiefly observed it in rocky places 

 but it occurs also where rocks are entirely absent. 



Family Oriolid^. 

 GOLDEN ORIOLE.— Or/o/ws galbida, Linn. 



A RARE visitant to Devon, but though less frequently 

 met with than in Cornwall or the South Eastern 

 Counties, has occurred in April and May near 

 Plymouth, on the Avon, at Okehampton Park, at 

 Estover, at Leigham, at Mount Edgecombe and 

 near Barnstaple, where the Rev. M. A. Mathew 

 reported it to Mr. A. G. More, (1865) as having 

 nested in some pleasure grounds. Examples are 

 usually reported in the Spring; but, in 1887, 

 the Rev. H. Haden, who is well acquainted with 

 the Golden Oriole, observed a single bird in the 

 month of July, watching it for some time in an 

 orchard at Stokenham,.(Rev. F. J. Dickinson in litt). 



Familij Laniid^, 

 GREAT GREY SHRIKE.— Za/Jiws excuUtor, Linn. 



A RARE winter visitant. I made the acquaintance of 

 this species at Broadclyst in rather a curious way. 

 On the 2'lth of January, 1888, I was returning 



