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FORK-TAILED PETEEL. 

 Case 314. 



These birds are resident in St. Kilda and one or two 

 other islands of the Outer Hebrides ; they are occasionally 

 obtained in stormy weather on our southern coasts. The 

 bird stuffed in a flying position was found lying dead under 

 telegraph wires at Creagorry, Benbecula, November 5th, 

 1894, and was presented by Mr. William Bain, of that place. 

 One of the others was shot at Loch Melford, Argyleshire, 

 September 28th, 1891, by Mr. A. D. Laurie, who presented it 

 to the Museum. The third (with its head in the hole), 

 was picked up dead on the Brunswick Lawns, Brighton, 

 in the winter about 1870, and was purchased in 1895. 



The specimen of Helix Caperata is from Benbecula and 

 the Bulimus Acutus are from close to Flora Macdonald's 

 birthplace in South Uist. 



HOOPOE. 

 Case 315. 



The right hand specimen (with its crest lowered) was 

 obtained by the late Mr. Booth with Mr. Kobinson on his 

 farm at Saddlescombe, near Poynings, Sussex, on the 24th of 

 April, 1882. It was found on a bare ploughed field in a 

 high wind. 



The left hand specimen (with its crest raised) was 

 obtained by Mr. Allan Cooper at Norton, Bishopstone, 

 Sussex, in April, 1881, by whom it has been presented to the 

 Museum. 



See " Kough Notes," Vol. II, Plate 2. 



KED-NECKED PHALAKOPK (NEST AND 



EGGS). 



Case 316. 



This species nests in but few localities in Great Britain. 

 Elsewhere they breed only within or very near the Arctic 

 Circle. The pair in the case were obtained in the Outer 

 Hebrides at one shot on June 22nd, 1898, as they played on 

 the shallow loch close to which they nested. The tuft of 

 grass containing the nest was obtained a few days earlier. 



