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have been copied, an occurrence of a Great Reed-Warbler 

 in Norfolk being given as in May, whereas the correct month 

 was August (see Zool., 1907, p. 132), the breeding colony of 

 Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Foulshaw is large and well- 

 known but, by a slip, we omitted Westmorland from the 

 list of counties in which the bird breeds, and it is also omitted 

 in the B.O.V. List. It is stated that the Walney Island 

 breeding colony of the Sandwich Tern is at present deserted 

 and this was so as far as we knew when we wrote the Hand- 

 List, but Mr. H. W. Robinson has since pointed out {Brit. B., 

 VI., p. 95) that the birds were breeding there in 1911 and 1912. 

 The Pratincole is stated to have occurred in Fife, whereas 

 it should have been Forfar, no one else but ourselves being 

 responsible for making Montrose in Fifeshire ! 



We have shown where we can at once come into agreement 

 with the B.O.V. List, and where we must still differ from 

 it, and we may conclude by again expressing our gratifica- 

 tion that the number of cases in the latter category are 

 comparatively few, and, we feel sure, capable of future 

 adjustment. 



The Authors of the " Hand-List." 



