96 The Zoologist — February, 1866. 



shot near to Bevetley. Mr. Falgate's specimen was shot within three miles of 

 Beverley. 



Stormy Petrel. On the 15lh of November Mr. D. Brown, of Filey, sent me a 

 beautiful male specimen of this species, in the flesh. It had been knocked dowu with 

 a stick by a man, near to the town (jf Filey. 



Great Spotted Woodpecker. An immature male of this species was shot by 

 William Ward, gamekeeper, at Cliff, near Beverley, about the same date as ihe 

 petrel, and was sent, in the flesb, to Mr. R. Richardson, for preservation, on the 18lh 

 of November, on which day I saw it. 



Turtle Dove. On the 18th of November, an immature male of the turtle dove was 

 also shot at Chff, by William Ward, and I saw il, in the flesh, at Mr. R. Richard- 

 son's. 



Quail. A splendid mature male of this little game bird was sent to me, in the 

 flesh, by Mr. Kemp, gamekeeper, of Skerne, near Diifiield, on the 1st of December: 

 he had shot il near to Skerne on the 30th of November. — iV. W. Boullon; Beverley, 

 December 9, 1865. 



Peregrine Falcon in Suffolk. — A fine immature female specimen of Falco pere- 

 grinus was shot at Geldestone, near Beccles, in Sufi'olk, on the 23id of December last. 

 It weighed 2^ lbs., and measured 20 inches in length from beak to tail, both included; 

 3 feet 9 inches across its extended wings to the lip of each, and 15 inches in the wing 

 from carpal joint to tip. — T. E. Gunn; West PoUergale, Norwich, January 2, 18ti6. 



The Lesser Kestrel at Cambridge. — In accordance with my suggestion (Zool.9846) 

 Mr. NcwtDn has examined the bird there mentioned : it turns out to be the common 

 kestrel {Falco Tinnunculus). This result must have been anticipated. — Edward 

 Newman. 



Great Gray Shrike at Pevensey. — On Saturday last, the 30lh of December, Mr. 

 Adams, fishmonger, of this place, sent me for inspection a fine male great gray shrike, 

 in the flesh, that had been shot at Pevensey a day or two before. It was a beautiful 

 specimen, and, to show that people know what to ask for rare birds here, the price he 

 put on it was ten shillings. I did not buy it, having a very beautiful one in my 

 collection. — John Dutlon; Eastbourne, January 2, 1866. 



Martins at Christmas. — Martins remained with us until after Christmas; three 

 were seen at Milleiidreat on the 18th of December, two in Looe on Christmas Day, 

 and I saw one on the 26th of December, 1865. — Stephen Clogg ; East Looe, Liskeard, 

 January 9, 1866. 



Hoopoe at Royston : White Sparrow, ^-c. — A fine male specimen of the hoopoe 

 {Upupa epops) was shot in this neighbourhood on the 18th of April, 1865, and placed 

 under my care for preservation. On the 23rd of July a variety of the house sparrow 

 {Passer domesticus), being a pure white. On the 29lh of November a common starling 

 {Sturnus vulgaris), being a clear white on the tail and all lower parts of the body, the 

 rest pari gray. A female specimen of the great gray shrike (Lanius excubilor) was 

 killed on ihe 5th of December, which I also had the pleasure of preserving. — William 

 Norman; Royston, Herts, January 16, 1866. 



The Purple Sandpiper. — A correspondent in the ' Field' of last week writes on 

 having obtained a purple sandpiper at Eastbourne. It may not be generally known 

 among ornithologists that small parties of the purple sandpiper visit the rocky coasts 

 of Devon and Cornwall every year, arriving at the latter end of October, and 



