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BLUE BREAST. 

 Case H. 



The Blue -breast is a rare visitor to England, arriving 

 occasionally on its migrations from its Arctic breeding 

 grounds to southern winter quarters. One here exhibited 

 is an adult in perfect plumage (from the Borrer collection), 

 caught October 1st, 1862, between Brighton and Stanmer 

 Park, by a boy who knocked it down with a stick. It 

 spread out its tail when perching. (" Birds of Sussex, p. 54"). 



Also an immature specimen obtained at Cley-by-the-Sea, 

 Norfolk, September, 1891, by Edward Kamni. (Acquired by 

 purchase). 



Case A. 



This case contains many specimens left uncased by 

 Mr. Booth. Also other specimens acquired since his 

 death. 



Among the former are : 



KITE. 



A nestling just hatched. 



See " Kough Notes," Vol. L, Plate 9. 



MONTAGU'S HARRIER. 



A nestling just hatched. 



See " Kough Notes," Vol. I., Woodcut. 



MERLIN. 



An immature male shot on Shoreham beach in ApriL 

 1876. 



See " Kough Notes," Vol. L, Plate 13. 



NORTHERN WILLOW WREN. 



Of this specimen Mr. Booth wrote : " Scientific 

 naturalists inform us that in the Arctic regions the Willow 

 Wren (Phylloscopus trochilus) loses all traces of yellow and 

 green in its plumage. To this form, viz., the Arctic Willow 

 Wren, I conclude a specimen I shot in Siissex early in May, 

 1876, must be ascribed. Before shooting the bird I had 

 little or no opportunity of observing it, the weather being 



