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annually in. a small hole in the masonry from which 

 a stone had :beeir4is, lodged. 



The specimens together with their nest and 

 eggs were obtained at the identical spot in May, 



1867. 



GEEY EEDSTART. 

 Case 133. 



Most authors declare that the Grey Kedstart 

 of the British Islands is only the immature of the 

 Black. 



I do not pretend to risk an opinion on the 

 subject and will only state that two of the 

 specimens in the case were stated by the 

 taxidermist who set them up to be males. 



I have observed numbers of this description of 

 bird frequenting the dust-heaps and newly spread 

 manure in the neighbourhood of Brighton from the 

 end of October till the middle of November. 



One of the specimens in the case was shot 

 while flying off the roof of the Museum in 

 November, 1874 ; and the remainder in the adjoin- 

 ing grounds in November, 1875, at which time they 

 were particularly numerous. 



GEEY-HEADED WAGTAIL. 

 Case 134. 



The Grey-headed arrives about the same time 

 as the Yellow Wagtail though in considerably 

 smaller numbers. 



A few pairs are said to occasionally breed on 

 the British Islands, though I have never myself 

 had the good fortune to meet with a nest. 



The strongly marked grey head of the male 

 causes him to be easily distinguished from the 

 common species, though the difference in the female 



