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it had been caught at the lantern on the night of September 

 1st, 1908 (R. M. Barrington, in litt,). Scotland. — Saunders 

 says : " In the south-east of Scotland it has occasionally been 

 known to breed, as well as at Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, in 1893 

 [1892 in Ann. S.N.H., 1893, p. 182] ; but beyond the Forth 

 it is rare," etc. The first part of the above statement is too 

 strong, no nesting having ever been proved ; only birds seen in 

 " the breeding season," wiiich may have been passing migrants, 

 while the Cambuslang record is apparently of doubtful value ; 

 Mr. J. Paterson, who sent it to the " Annals," refers to it in 

 his list of Clyde birds {Brit. Assoc7i. Handbook Fauna, etc., Clyde 

 Area, 1901, p. 161) thus: "Red-backed Shrike; recorded by 

 the writer as having nested in Lanark {Ann. S.N.H., 1893, 

 p. 183), but I fear deception somewhere " (W. Evans, in litt.). 



Waxwing (Vol. L, p. 148). — Scotland. — In connection with 

 the occurrence of the example in Unst in November, 1903, it 

 is of interest to note that many were obtained in the south- 

 east of Scotland (and elsewhere) about the same time (W. 

 Evans, Ann. S.N.H., 1904, p. 54, etc.). 



Pied Flycatcher (Vol. I., p. 148). — Ireland. — The eighth 

 Irish specimen was obtained at the Fastnet, co. Cork, on 

 October 9th, 1899 (R. M. Barrington, Mig. B. Irish Lt. Stations, 

 p. 11), and the ninth at the Tuskar Rock on September 11th, 

 1901 {id., in litt.). Scotland. — To the counties in which it has 

 nested should be added Midlothian (W. Evans, in litt.). 



Red-breasted Flycatcher (Vol. I., p. 149). — Ireland. — 

 The data of the two last Irish specimens (c/. supra, p. 248) 

 are : Leg and wing sent from the Blackwater Bank Lightship, 

 CO. Wexford, on September 24th, 1898 (R. M. Barrington, 

 t.c, p. 10) ; a female, or immature bird, was obtained on the 

 Bull Rock, CO. Cork, on November 18th, 1903, and is now 

 in Mr. Barrington's collection (R. M. Barrington, in litt.). 



Hawfinch (Vol. I., p. 152). — North Wales. — One was shot 

 in a garden at Trescawen in June, 1906 — the first record for 

 the county (H. E. Forrest, in litt.). Ireland. — The following 

 have been taken at Irish hghts : Hook Tower, co. Wexford, one, 

 October 25th, 1897, and one, November 4th, 1897 ; Tuskar, 

 CO. Wexford, one, November 1st, 1897 ; Mne Head, co. 

 Waterford, one, November 10th, 1898 (R. M. Barrington, 

 t.c, p. 127). Scotland. — " So many occurrences of both old 

 and young birds in the south-east of Scotland have of late 

 come to my knowledge, that I now regard the species as 

 widely distributed, and not rare in the district " (W. Evans, 

 in litt.). 



