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that he is certain he saw a bird of the same species on 

 November 1st, 1908, on the chff edge at the Butt of Lewis, 

 where he is now stationed (^.c, p. 48). 



Hawfinch in Summer in East Lothian. — Tlie Rev. 

 H. N. Bonar records that an immature male Coccothraustes 

 vulgaris was found dead at Tvnehohn, Pencaitland, on July 3rd, 

 1908 [Ann. S.N.H., 1909, ''p. 48). For Scottish breeding 

 records, see antea, Vol. L, p. 151. 



Little Bunting at Sule-Skerry (N.W. of Orkney). — 

 On September 22nd, 1908, a specimen of Emheriza pusilla was 

 taken at the Sule-Skerry Lighthouse (W. Eagle Clarke, Ann. 

 S.N.H. , 1909, p. 48). 



White-tailed Eagle in Hereford. — Mr. H. E. Forrest 

 writes that a male " four- year-old White- tailed Eagle was shot 

 near Hereford on December 31st, 1908, and is being preserved 

 for the Hereford Museum." 



HoNEY-BuzzARDS IN ENGLAND. — Mr. F. Smallcy kindly 

 informs us that the specimen of Pernis apivorus mentioned 

 in our last number (p. 283) as having been sliot near Beccles, 

 Norfolk, was obtained on September 23rd, and was in dark 

 chocolate-coloured plumage. Mr. H. E. Forrest writes that 

 specimens were shot at Ashbourne (Derbyshire) on 

 September 10th, near Cardigan on September 24th, and 

 near Tam worth on September 30th. One was shot near 

 Carlisle on October 23rd, 1908 (L. E. Hope, Nat., 1909, p. 30). 



The Stone-Curlew in Yorkshire. — In an interesting 

 article {Nat., 1909, pp. 11-16) Mr. E. W. Wade deplores the 

 fact that the Stone-Curlew, once so plentiful in Yorkshire, 

 now barely exists in two districts only — one in the North 

 Riding and the other on the wolds. Cultivation of what was 

 once " waste " land or warren, is responsible for the banish- 

 ment of the bird, and altliough there is great danger of their 

 extinction in the county owing to their present very small 

 numbers, there should be good hope for them on account 

 of their \\ell-known persistence in returning to ancient 

 breeding haunts, however changed. Moreover, the culti- 

 vation of the wolds " appears to have reached its highest 

 point." Mr. Wade confirms Mr. Meade- Waldo's observation 

 of the incubation period, viz., 26-27 days (c/. antea. Vol. I., 

 p. 92). 



Black-necked Grebe on the Solway. — A female speci- 

 men of Podicipes 7iigricolUs in winter dress, but showing traces 

 of nuptial dress on the neck and cheeks, was shot at Bowness 

 on the Solway on December 3rd, 1908. The species rarely 

 occurs on the Solway (L. E. Hope, Nat., 1909, p. 30). 



