VOL. XITI.] 



NOTES. 



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Since writing the above I have seen another Woodcock 

 perch in a tree. This was on September 14th, in the Isle of 

 Arran, when Commander Chambers and I put up a Woodcock 

 out of some bracken, and the bird flew into a wood and alighted 

 on a small nut tree. It remained perched long enough for 

 us to have a good look at it. Charles C. Dallas. 



[For other recorded instances of the Woodcock and other 

 Waders perching see British Birds, Vol. IX., p. 254 ; cf. also 

 note by Mr. E. Harvey {Field), December 13th, 1913. — Eds.] 



PROBABLE LONG-TAILED SKUA IN 

 HERTFORDSHIRE. 



On August 27th, 1919, I saw a Skua flying over the Tring 

 Reservoirs. It settled on the banks, and I found that I was 

 able to get to within a few yards of it. The following day, 



which was very stormy, I was able to take several photographs 

 of it as it swam on the rough water or settled on the banks. 

 By taking care not to make any sudden movement, I managed 

 to get to within a yard of it, and by kneeling on the ground 

 could examine it closely. It was about 12 mches in length. 

 The head and breast were almost pure white, the top of 

 the head being very slightly spotted, back and wings were 

 greyish-black, the feathers being edged with white, with here 



