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in the British Museum, obtained on the Tampussuk River, 

 in N.W. Borneo, by Mr. Pretyman about 1881. 



In spite of Professor Newton's implied statement that the 

 Sanderling was not found in Borneo by Everett, there is an 

 example in the British Museum obtained by him on Baram 

 Point, and already duly recorded (Everett, Ibis, 1890, p. IG;")), 

 so that Mr. Scott Wilson is further in error in saying that 

 my statement is not borne out by recent experience. 

 Further comment is unnecessary. 



Yours &c., 



Henry Seebohm. 

 Ilorton Grange, Maidenhead, 

 21st Juue, 1892. 



HiiiuNDo RUSTicA at Di'kigoa Bar/. — In Mrs. Monteiro's 

 lately published volume on her experiences at Delagoa Bay, 

 she writes (p. 47) as follows : — 



" It was in the beginning of March, and the rain had 

 poured in torrents all night, and continued the whole o£ the 

 next day, the wind blowing a perfect hurricane, the thermo- 

 meter suddenly dropping to 63°. About 11 a.m. a drenched 

 miserable Swallow flew into the house and perched himself 

 on one of the partitions of the rooms ; then one (lew into 

 the kitchen, and my boy caught it and brought it to me. I 

 held the poor mite in my hands for a little while, to warm 

 him, and then let him fly up to his companion in misfortune, 

 by whose side he at once nestled down. In a few minutes 

 more began to come in, at first singly, then by twos and 

 threes, some fluttering helplessly among the white window- 

 curtains and beating themselves against the glass. These I 

 caught and let fly up to their friends, and was surprised to 

 find that they were not in the least alarmed at being touched, 

 but seemed to like the warmth of the hand, and would perch 

 quite confidingly on my finger, and not attempt to move 

 when I stroked their little heads. 



" Many were brought me half dead by women and boys, 

 who had picked them up from the ground, and who all 

 wanted a ' pen ' (threepence) for them ; but for answer I 



