britbudikds 



With WHICH was Incorporated in January, 191 7, "The Zoologist." 

 EDITED HV H. F.WITHERBV,M.B.E.,F.Z.S.,M.B.O.U. 



assisted by 



Rev. F. C. R. Jourdain, m.a., m.b.o.u., and Norman F. 

 ticehurst, m.a., f.r.c.s., m.b.o.u. 



Contents of Number 6, Vol. XIII. November i, 1919. 



PAGE 



The Black-necked Grebe. By Oliver G. Pike, F.Z.S., F.R.P.S.. . 146 



Some Points in the Sexual Habits of the Little Grebe with a note 



on the Occurrence of Vocal Duets in Birds. By J. S. Huxley . . 155 



Notes : — • 



Some Ornithological Note^ from Shetland (R-Adml. C. 



Greatorcx) ... . . . . . . . . . . , . 159 



Birds feeding upon Winged Ants (Miss L. J. Bawtree) . . 160 



Number of Eggs laid by Marsh-Warbler (J. H. Symes) . . 160 



Pied Flycatchers on Migration in London (J. K. Stanford) . . 160 

 Migration of Fieldfare from Finland to South of France (H. W. 



Robinson) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 



Combat between Hedge-Sparrow and House-Sparrow (F. D. 



Welch) 161 



Late third Brood of Swallows. (H. Massey), . . . . 161 



Numbers in Swallow Broods in 1919 (H. W. Robinson) . . 161 



Meadow-Pipits fiercely attacking Cuckoo (Capt. H. F. 



Stoneham) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 



One Meadow-Pipit feeding two young Cuckoos (E. A. Wallis) 163 



Little Owl breeding in Shropshire (Miss F. Pitt) . . . . 163 



Little Owl in South Devon (L. R. W. Loyd) . . . . 164 



Goshawk in Lincolnshire (W. S. Medlicott) .. .. .. 164 



Spoonbill in Hampshire (Sir T. H. H. Troubridge) . . 165 



A Wood-Pigeon's Ruse (H. A. Booth) .. .. .. 165 



Bar -tailed Godwits in Shropshire (H. E. Forrest) . . . . 165 



Black-headed Gulls returning to their Parent GuUery (H. W. 



Robinson) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 



Abnormal late Hatching of Partridges (M. Portal) . . . . 166 



Letter : Observations on the Cuckoo (P. F. Bunyard) . . 166 



Reviews : — 



Report on Scottish Ornithology in 191 8, including Migration . . 168 



The Selection of Helix nemoralis by the Song-Thrush . . . . 1 68 



Hybrid Gulls . . . . . . . . . . ■ . • 1 68 



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