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for the purpose in Finland. Herr W. Riidiger now sends 

 us an interesting account of the results which have attended 

 the erection of nine nesting-boxes during the winter of 1911-12 

 on the banks of the Segelen See in Neumark (Brandenburg). 

 Although both Goldeneyes and Goosanders {Mergns 

 merganser) frequented the lake, the boxes were not adopted 

 in the spring of 1912 by either species. On April 22nd, 1914, 

 Herr Riidiger returned to the neighbourhood and examined 

 the boxes, with the following results. One box was un- 

 tenanted ; another had been taken possession of by a 

 squirrel ; two others were certainly occupied by Goldeneyes, 

 but were not examined ; three others contained clutches of 

 eight, six, and eight eggs respectively, while the remaining 

 two boxes had both been occupied by Goldeneyes, but in 

 one case there Mas only a single deserted egg, and the other 

 had obviously been robbed, but still contained two eggs. 

 From the encouraging nature of these results, it seems 

 probable that the Goldeneye might be induced to breed in 

 some parts of Scotland where it has been observed to stay 

 till late into the spring. Herr Riidiger made use of an old 

 tree riddled with holes of the Great Black Woodpecker in 

 order to construct his boxes, cutting it into lengths and 

 widening the openings as well as the interior. These boxes 

 \vere fastened to stout pines at various heights ranging from 

 twenty-five to about thirty feet from the ground. The nest 

 which A^as robbed was, however, only about ten feet from the 

 groimd. F. C. R. Jourdain. 



GANNETS IN STAFFORDSHIRE AND 

 NORTHMIPTONSHIRE. 



A Gannet [Sula hassana) was found disabled on Ranger Hill 

 near Cheadle, Staffordshire, on May 8th, 1914. There had 

 been a hailstorm and rough weather the night before, but 

 it is unusual to meet with this bird inland at this time of 

 year. Dr. Garner says as to this species, " Occasional on the 

 Trent and Dove." Sir Oswald Mosley mentions one killed 

 at Yoxall on November 8th, 1853 {Nat. Hist, of Tutbury, 

 p. 57). Mr. Bro^vn in the same work (p. 110) says the Gannet 

 has been twice killed within a few miles of Tutbury, but 

 probably one of these is the same as the Yoxall bird. 

 Another was shot at Grindon near Leek in 1899, and on 

 August 4th, 1900, the Rev. F. C. R. Jourdain saw two at 

 Clifton flying do\\'n the Dove Valley {North Staffs. Field Club 

 Report, 1900-01, ^.4Q). John R. B. Masbfield. 



[Mr. A. H. Sartoris, writing in the Field for May 16th, 



