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several more Bluethroats were seen and shot. On the 25th 

 the wind went back to the west and the migration con- 

 siderably decreased, but Ramm shot another immature male 

 Red-breasted Flycatcher, and several more Bluethroats were 

 obtained. On the 26th, the wind being south-westerly, the 

 birds had nearly all gone, while on the 27th we saw only one 

 Redstart. 



Since leaving Norfolk I have had word from Ramm that 

 he shot another Yellow-browed Warbler (a mature male) on 

 October 2nd. 



F. I. Richards. 



YELLOW-BROWED WARBLERS IN YORKSHIRE. 



On September 23rd, 1908, I shot in Holderness, Yorkshire, 

 on the sea coast, a male (apparently adult) of the Yellow- 

 browed Warbler {Phylloscopus superciliosus) . The yellow bars 

 on the wings attracted my attention, as the bird fluttered up 

 from some buckthorn bushes, the flight much resembling that 

 of the Willow- Wren. Athick sea-fog prevailed, following a night 

 of heavy rain, the wind being slight, and from the south-east. 

 The bird was identified in the flesh by Mr. H. F. Witherby, 

 who kindly prepared the skin for me. The gizzard was full 

 of small flies and other minute insects. 



Arthur R. Gale. 



On September 30th I had the good fortune to obtain a 

 Yellow-browed Warbler near the same place as the one 

 recorded above. The weather was (and had been) clear 

 and hot, with a light southerly breeze. There was very little 

 movement of birds apparent, and the Yellow-browed Warbler 

 was quite alone, and was very hvely. Its gizzard was full of 

 small flies, and the bird was fat, so that it may well have been 

 travelling down the coast in a leisurely fashion. It was a 

 male and, judging by the texture of the skull, w^hich I have 

 always found an infallible test, an adult. 



H. F. Witherby, 



A SUSSEX RUFOUS WARBLER. 



Aedon galactodes or A. familiaris ? 



In Borrer's " Birds of Sussex " (pp. 63-64), there is an 

 account of the first example of the Rufous Warbler shot in the 

 British Islands. Mr. A. L. Butler has recently called my 

 attention to the fact that the figure of this specimen is 

 undoubtedly drawn from a specimen of Aedon familiaris, the 

 brown central pair of rec trices, which is one of the chief 

 characteristics of this form, being well shown in the plate. 



