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the ground. The hedge was quite close to water, and I had 

 no difficulty in identifying the nest, although I failed to see 

 the bird. These birds breed in great numbers in this locality. 

 The clutch of five eggs also aided identification. 



C. J. Pring. 

 [Nests of this species arc not infrequently found in hedge- 

 rows at considerable heights. H. E. Forrest {V. Fauna of 

 N. Wales, p. 97) records one in a hedge in Anglesey, quite 

 10 feet above the ground, and in South Derbyshire I met 

 with several nests at heights varying from 4 feet 6 inches 

 to 6 feet from the ground. — F. C. R. Jourdain.] 



UNUSUAL SITE FOR SEDGE-WARBLER'S NEST. 



On June 23rd, 1920, while wading among reeds at Tuamgraney, 

 Lough Derg, Ireland, I came across a nest suspended from the 

 reeds at least four feet above the water level. It contained 

 five eggs, one of which I sent up to the office of British Birds for 

 identification. Mr. Jourdain states that it is a typical egg of 

 the Sedge-Warbler [Acrocephalus schoenobcBniis), and that no 

 Reed- Warbler's egg has hitherto been known to resemble this 

 type. The nest was also peculiar in having man}^ feathers 

 in it, some loose and others woven into the nest. 



P. G. Kennedy, 



LESSER WHITETHROATS IN DEVON. 



Perhaps I may be allowed to supplement Mr. Backhouse's 

 note {antea, p. 117) regarding the status of the Lesser White- 

 throat (.S. c. cnrriica) in Devon, b}^ saying that it is a regular 

 visitor to the Budleigh Salterton district. It may be looked 

 for in the fourth week of April, and I know of at least three 

 pairs that have frequented the same spots during the last 

 six summers, though I have not looked for their nests. 



W. Walmesley White. 



YOUNG CUCKOO FED BY SONG-THRUSH. 



On May 26th, 1920, on the road that runs past Dyserth Fall, 

 N. Wales, I glanced over a low wall and saw a Song-Thrush 

 {T Urdus ph. clarkei) in the act of- feeding a young Cuckoo 

 [Cucidus c. canorus). The Thrush was so preoccupied that 

 for an instant it did not notice me, but upon doing so, flew 

 off with much loud complaining. The fledgeling merel}' 

 floundered away into the long grass, revealing the white spot 

 on its nape, which finally dispelled my doubts as to its identity. 

 The next day, I again saw the two birds at the same place, 



