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rnsticola) were just as plentiful in Holland as in East Anglia, 

 " tlje former were in vast numbers, but no one has been able 

 to give an explanation of their abundance." Baron Snouc- 

 kaert had also received a Great Bustard [Otis f. tarda) and 

 had heard of four or five Nutcrackers [N iwifraga caryocatactes) , 

 while a Red-breasted Goose {Br ant a nificollis) was killed on 

 December 3rd. 



Shore-Larks in Norfolk. — Mr. J. Mansfield says {Field, 

 May 15th, 1920, p. 692) that he saw on May 2nd, at Shering- 

 ham, four birds which, after consulting various books, he 

 came to the conclusion were Shore-Larks {Eremophila a. 

 flava). If the identification was correct, this is a late date 

 for the occurrence of this species. 



Pied Flycatcher on Achill Island. — The editor of the 

 Field states (May 22nd, 1920, p. 729) that he is informed by 

 Mr. E. Gerrard, taxidermist, that he has received for preser- 

 vation a Pied Flycatcher {Muscicapa hypoleuca) from Mr. 

 Sheridan, of Achill, co. Mayo. The bird is stated to have been 

 obtained at Achill on or about May 9th, 1920. There are 

 fourteen previous occurrences of the bird in Ireland. 



Supposed Cuckoo's Eggs in Sandpiper's Nest. — Mr. 

 T. G. Laidlaw {Scott. Nat., 1920, p. 70) says that a friend of 

 his, while fishing a tributary of the River Dye on May 28th, 

 1919, found the nest of a Sandpiper {Tringa hypoleuca) with 

 four typical eggs, and also two smaller greyish speckled eggs 

 which he recognized as those of the Cuckoo. The eggs, how- 

 ever, were not taken, so that we have no evidence beyond 

 the opinion of the finder, whose name is not given, that the 

 eggs were correctly identified. 



Greenland Falcon off co. Dublin. — Mr. G. C. May 

 quotes letters {Irish Nat., 1920, p. 60) from Mr. F. Mason 

 showing that a bird, which, from the description given, was 

 evidently a Falco r. candicans, was captured on Lambay 

 Island on May 5th, 1920, after it had gorged itself with a 

 cock Pheasant. The bird was seen on the island on May 3rd. 



Buffel-headed Duck in Scilly. — At the June meeting 

 of the British Ornithologists' Club Dr. H. Langton stated 

 that a female Bucephala albeola had been shot by Miss 

 Dorrien Smith on Great Pool, Tresco, on January 17th, 1920. 

 The bird was in the company of some Teal {Bull. B.O.C., XL., 

 p. 155). There are only two previous authenticated records 

 of the occurrence of this duck in the British Isles many 

 years ago. It is an inhabitant of North America. 



