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numbers as a breeding bird on Dungeness Beach. This increase 

 is entirely due to the protection afforded by the Royal Society 

 for the Protection of Birds and by Mr. Finn, of Lydd. In 1905 

 the Society provided a watcher and Mr. Finn a keeper to 

 patrol the beach during the breeding season, so that at the 

 present time, in spite of the cupidity of " collectors " of 

 "British taken" eggs of the Kentish Plover, this interesting 

 species is able to rear its young in safety, a state of things 

 previously impossible since it was first discovered just over 

 a hundred years ago. We are told (p. 421) that dogs were 

 trained to hunt for the eggs of this bird, and that Yarrell 

 knew of this fact in 1833. Such a custom seems to have been 

 followed so lately as 1901, for in that year the present writer 

 saw a small black spaniel used for the purpose on the Kent side 

 of the " Midrips." 



The account of Kentish Golden Orioles is most interesting 

 and satisfactory, and it is pleasant to read that the owners of 

 land on which the species occurs and breeds appreciate the 

 presence of this handsome bird and do their best to protect it. 



Dr. Ticehurst tells us that the eggs of the Reed- Warbler 

 (Acrocephalus streperus) were first described from specimens 

 taken at Dartford (p. 55), and the fact that the Ring-Ouzel 

 has bred at least on one occasion in Kent is satisfactorily 

 proved (p. 15). We are glad to learn that the Bearded 

 Tit has been seen in Romney Marsh as recently as 1904 (p. 75), 

 though this is not altogether surprising, as there is little doubt 

 that from time to time a few pay an occasional visit to a certain 

 locality in Sussex. That Puffins formerly bred in the Dover 

 cliffs is not generally known we believe, but that such was 

 the case is fully substantiated (pp. 534, 535). 



We are quite in agreement with the decision that records 

 of the nesting of the Arctic Tern based on a supposed difference 

 between the eggs of this species and those of the Common Tern, 

 and on birds seen on the wing, cannot be accepted. 



The author is evidently unaware that a pair of adult Red- 

 necked Phalaropes was shot on the Hoppen pits in May, 1905, 

 and that Temminck's Stint has occurred on the south coast of 

 Kent since 1899, an example having been obtained at Little- 

 stone on August 1st, 1906. We venture to think that some 

 reference to " Godwit Day " should have been made. Accord- 

 ing to the local fishermen and shoreshooters May 12th is 

 "Godwit Day," for it is said that on this date the Godwits 

 first arrive on the coast. 



Some fifteen species of birds first added to the " British 

 List " from specimens obtained in Kent are fully commented 



