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End, near Chichester, and at Southwick. Mr. Wonfor also 

 recorded in the Zoologist, for 1869, that a young hoopoe, evidently 

 a bird of the year, was shot at Preston. 



The winter visitors included the fieldfare, redwing, and several 

 of the Scolopacida; and Anatidffi families. In connection with 

 these, Marwick gave the following dates : — 



MoiTis stated that the woodcocks arrived early in flocks of 20 to 30 

 near Brighton, and were to be found on the Downs for a short 

 time amongst the furze. 



Amongst the accidental visitors was the white- tailed eagle, of 

 which sevei-al immature specimens bad been shot. One at Arundel 

 Park in 1858, one at Windmill Hill, Worthing, in January, 1844, a 

 bird of the year shot on November 8th, 1868, at Compton Wood, 

 Pirle Park, by Viscount Gage's keeper, and recorded by Mr. 

 Wonfor in the Zoologist. The only adult specimen in Sussex was 

 seen by Wm. Borrer, Escj., between Brighton and Henfield on 

 January 26th, 1865 (Zoologist, p. 9,465). Markwick in his list of 

 Sussex birds included the golden esiglc [aqidla chnjsaetos) butKno.^ 

 thought that it was incorrect, and that a white-tailed eagle was 

 seen and mistaken for a golden eagle. In Mantell's list the golden 

 eagle was said (on the authority of Woollgar) to be found in the 

 " Vicinity of Lewes over the Bray mount. One was killed at 

 Bexhill a few years ago." The latter was the one referred to by 

 Markwick, and was killed before 1795. Several ospreys had been 

 obtained in the county. The Peregrine falccm was said to breed 

 at Beachy Head and Newhaven. The rough-legged buzzard and 

 honey buzzard, and the marsh hen and Montagu's harriers had 

 been obtained. The eagle owl was shot at Hurstmonceaux on De- 

 cember 29tb, 1784 (Latham's " Synopsis," 1st supp.) The scops owl 

 was shot at Shillinglee. In July, 1842, a little owl was on sale at a 

 poulterer's in Brighton mai-ket, said to have been shot in an orchard 

 at Sheffield Park. These were the only records of the occuri-ence 

 of these three species of owls in Sussex. Several great grey 



