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specimen. It is a female bird, in good plumage, and Mr. 

 Roberts told me it contained well-developed eggs. The 

 occurrence of this specimen is the more interesting as it is an 

 example of the type which possesses a white spot in the centre 

 of the blue on the throat." (Cf. Yarrell, " Brit. Birds," 4th 

 Ed. Vol. I. p. 323.) 



This interesting record has been overlooked by the authors 

 of the various recent treatises on British ornithology ; why, 

 it is difficult to comprehend. The account furnished to Mr. 

 W. Eagle Clarke by Mr. Roberts leaves, however, no doubt 

 as to the identification of the species nor as to the authenticity 

 of the record. 



More recent investigation has resulted in my obtaining 

 further confirmatory evidence with regard to this specimen, 

 which is now in the possession of Mr. D. Young (son of the 

 original owner of the bird), gamekeeper to the Earl of 

 Londesborough, at Blankney, Lines., who describes the 

 specimen as having " a white spot on the breast, extending 

 about half an inch in length." (Cf. Zool. 1902, p. 464 ; 1903, 

 pp. 23, 431, 455 ; 1904, pp. 31, 263.) 



RED-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT. 

 Cyanecula suecica (Z.). 



Rare visitant on migration in autumn irom Northern Europe. 



This bird nests in the northern portions of Scandinavia 

 and the Russian Empire, and from there to the far east of 

 Siberia and Kamchatka. In winter it migrates to India 

 and the north-east of Africa as far as Abyssinia ; it also 

 occurs throughout China. 



