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EDITED BY H. F. WITHERBY, F.Z.S, M.B.O.U. 

 ASSISTED BY W. P. PYCRAFT, A.L.S., M.B.O.U. 



Contents of Number 3, Vol. II. August 1, 1008. 



The Wood-Pigeon Diphtheria : The Results of the " British 

 Birds" Enquiry, by C. B. Ticehurst, m.a., m.r.c.s., 

 L.R.C.P., M.B.O.U. . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 69 



Variations in the Nests of the Arctic and Common Terns, 



by F. B. Kirkman, b.a., oxon. . . . . . . . . 78 



On the More Important Additions to our Knowledge of 

 British Birds since 1899, by H. F. Witherby and N. F. 

 Ticehurst. Part XII. {continued from page 57) . . . . 83 



Large-billed Reed-Bunting [Emheriza pyrrhuloides pahistris) 



in Kent : a new British Bird, by M. J. Nicoll, m.b.o.u. 88 



Notes : — Curious Site for a Robin's Nest (A. G. Leigh). 

 Grey-headed Wagtail in Sussex (J. H. Gurney). 

 Nesting of the Grey Wagtail in Berkshire (W. Norman 

 May). An Early Recorded Waxwing (H. E. Forrest). 

 Lesser Redpolls Nesting in Surrey (Charles Oldham). 

 Have Starlings Increased Beyond the Capacity of 

 Nesting Sites ? (Fred. A. Herbert). Nutcracker in Kent 

 (Eds.). Climbing Movements of the Green Woodpecker 

 (Col. H. W. Feilden). Marsh-Harriers in Norfolk (W. P. 

 Pycraft). Ducks' Eggs and Down (Norman Gilroy). 

 Inland Nesting of the Sheld-Duck, and Nesting of 

 Pochard, Shoveler and Teal in Lincolnshire (Rev. F. L. 

 Blathwayt). Nesting of the Shoveler in Staffordshire 

 (W. Wells Bladen). Pochard Nesting in South-west 

 Kent (Major R. Sparrow). Unusual Nesting Sites and 

 Incubation Period of the Tufted Duck (Major H. Trevel- 

 yan). Teal and Pheasant Laying in the Same Nest 

 (C. E. Pearson). Pallas's Sand-Grouse in England 

 (H. F. W. ) . Black-tailed Godwit and Spotted Redshank 

 in Kent (Major R. Sparrow). Change of Nesting Sites 

 Through Human Influence (T. Harrison), etc. . . . . 90 



THE WOOD-PIGEON DIPHTHERIA. 



The Results op the " British Birds " Enquiry. 



BY 



C. B. TICEHURST, m.a., m.r.c.s., l.r.c.p., m.b.o.u. 



During the past autumn and winter Wood-Pigeons in 

 this country were ravaged by the disease known as 

 " Wood-Pigeon diphtheria." This disease has been 

 known for some years by gamekeepers and sportsmen 



