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p. 214. Nuthatch. A record from Co. Dublin in 1911 was probably due to an introduced 

 specimen. 



p. 223. Bearded-tit. Also breeds at one locality in Devonshire, 

 p. 238. Redbacked-shrike. No authentic record of nesting from Scotland. 



p. 251. Great Grey-shrike. The Southern Grey-shrike has now been definitely added to the 

 British Fauna, although the specimen here referred to proved not to belong to the race (see Rare Birds 

 Section). 



p. 261. Spotted-flycatcher. Description, 1. 2, read 'marked' for 'marled.' 

 p. 264. Pied-flycatcher. Breeds in small numbers in Devon, 

 p. 318. Green-woodpecker. Description, 1. 3; omit 'The sexes are alike.' 



p. 319. Green-woodpecker. The British form of Green-woodpecker, which is confined as a breeding 

 species to England and Wales, has been separated recently by Dr. Hartert under the name of Picus 

 viridis pluvius (Hart.). 



p. 320. For Dendrocopus major anglicus read Dryobates m. anglicus. Also substitute Drydbates on 

 p. 322 and 323. 



p. 329, 1. 2 from below. After ' J. E. Harting ' insert ' mentions that a young collector.' 

 p. 379. Owls. The food of the young is similar to that of the old birds, and both parents help to 

 feed the young. Footnote 2. Read ' tawny-owl ' for ' barn-owl.' 



p. 383. The incubation period of the Tawny-owl is given by Dettmers as 27 to 29 days, 

 p. 390. The Little-owl is now known to breed also in Lincoln, Berks, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, 

 Warwick, and Notts. 



p. 422. Boiler. Casual in Norway, the Faeroes and Canaries. 



p. 435. Hoopoe. The young are fed on a similar diet to the old birds by both parents, 

 p. 446. Kingfisher. Base of mandible red in the female. Food of young small fish and Crustacea, 

 administered by both parents. 



p. 461. Great Spotted-cuckoo. For Coccystes read Clamator. 

 p. 490. Cuckoo. To list of records of rarer foster parents add : 

 Starling. Recorded by H. J. Selby (Field, June 14, 1913). t 

 House-sparrow. Add : A. T. Daniel, Rep. North Staff. Field Club, 1900-01, p. 47. 

 Skylark. Add : H. Bentham (British Birds, vi., p. 278) t ; C. V. Stoney (i.e., p. 342). 

 Rock-pipit. Add: F. C. R. Jourdain (British Birds, vi., p. 156); C. Kirk (Scott. Nat., 1912, 



p. 235) t ; H. Noble and H. Terry (British Birds, vi., p. 223). 

 Whinchat. Cf. J. Steele Elliott (Birds of Bedford, p. 126). t 

 Marsh-warbler. Add : R. P. Wild (British Birds, vi., p. 155). 

 Grasshopper-warbler. Add : C. E. Pearson and A. Tomlinson (in litt.). 

 Spotted-flycatcher. Add: T. Ratcliffe (C. Life, July 20, 1912).t 



(The Blue-tit has also been recorded as a fosterer, but I have not the original reference.) 

 For instances of early laying see British Birds, vi., pp. 18, 90, 122. 



p. 501. Woodpigeon. The food and feeding of the young is described on pages 508-509. 

 p. 503. Stock-dove. The food and feeding of the young is described on pages 508-509. 

 p. 504. Bock-dove. The food and feeding of the young is described on pages 501-509. 

 p. 505. The generic name for the Turtle-doves should strictly be Streptopelia Bonaparte, 

 p. 506. Turtle-dove. The food and feeding of the young is described on pages 501-509. 

 p. 527. Pallas' Sandgronse. Omit the reference to 'Northumberland' in 1872 (see G. Bolam, Birds 

 of Northumberland, etc., p. 443). 



VOL. III. 



p. 4. Guillemot. Line 2 from below, for ' 3'04 ' read ' 3'17 ' and for ' 77'37 ' read ' 80-73.' 

 p. 7. Black-guillemot. Description, 1. 4, omit ' male.' 



p. 10. Puffin. Description, for sides of face 'smoke-brown' read 'greyish white'; for rest of 

 upper parts ' black ' read ' slaty black ' ; for at the gape is a rosette-like wattle of ' red ' read ' orange-yellow.' 



