built in a Pecan tree, 87 feet from the ground; and almost 
at the end of abough 22 feetinlength. Jt was necessary 
to shoot the female bird to save the climber from her attacks. 
Brewer describes the nest of this bird under very similar 
circumstances: he says, N. A. Oology, 1.39, that Dr. 
Kolluck had made repeated efforts to get the eggs of this 
bird; he took a nest in May, 1855, on a large tree, not 
near the trunk but on a projecting branch; unfortunately 
the eggs were hatched: Brewer was therefore compelled 
to publish his work in 1857, wzthowt an illustration of 
this egg. He says the nest twigs were intermixed with 
the long Spanish moss peculiar to the Southern States. 
In speaking of the Mississipi Kite, Ictinia Mississipiensis, 
he says a pair, whose nest was being robbed by a negro 
sailor, manifested the greatest displeasure, and continued 
foing with remarkable velocity close to the man’s head, 
screaming and displaying the utmost rage.” 
THE BLACK-WINGED KITE. 
(ELANuS CCRULEUS.) 
Rejected from the B.O.U. List. 
Not noticed by Newton. 
Not noticed by Seebohm. 
Mr. Bree alludes to a British occurrence in his Birds of 
Europe. 
Mr. Dresser introduces it into his Birds of Europe. 
Besides the occurrence adverted to in the B.O.U. 
List, and which is thence rejected (the bird namely shot 
at Harristown, near Beauparc, County Meath, Ireland, 
about 1862). There is the bird shot by Mr. Horan, which 
was received whilst yet freshly killed by Dr. Nicholls 
