908 The Zoologist— September, 1867. 



Canada Goose. — " A single specimen was shot on Loch Lomond 

 some years ago, aud is now in the College Museum, Glasgow." — Mr. 

 R. Gray. 



Honey Buzzard. — One specimen is mentioned by Macgillivray 

 ('British Birds,' vol. iii., p. 260) as having been obtained near Stirling 

 in June, 1838, and came into his hands on the 9th of that month. 



John A. Harvie Brown. 

 Duuipace House, Falkirk. 



Errata. — In ihe ' Extracts from a Journal of a Nesting Tour in Sutberland,' 

 Zool. S. S. p. 852, line 36, for " redbacked" read " redbreasted " merganser; p. 861, 

 line 26, for " wood " read " willow" warbler (the wood warbler is unknown in Suther- 

 land); p. 862, line 26, under ptarmigan, for " Ben More, Assynt," read " Ben-More- 

 Assynt," and at p. 863, line 27, for " Kylesker " read " Kylesku " or " Kyleskou."— 

 J. A. Hat-vie Brown. 



Ornithological Notes from the Isle of Wight. 

 By Captain Hadfield. 



(Continued from Zool. S. S. 743.) 



JDNE, 1867. 



Manx Shearwater. — June J 4. A bird of this rare species was shot 

 near the Needles. Only one other instance of its occurrence on our 

 coasts has, I believe, been recorded. 



Swift. — 17. A flock of swifts, the largest I ever saw, for it contained 

 some hundreds, passed over the town this evening in an easterly 

 direction : they were hawking at a considerable elevation, and their 

 flight was circularly progressive, like that of the Caprimulgus 

 americanus, when similarly engaged. As they are now nesting or 

 incubating, it is difficult to account for these gatherings : that they are 

 but casual visitants there can be no doubt, none breeding in this 

 neighbourhood, that I know of, and a few pairs only in the loftier 

 cliffs west of Shanklin ; however, their flight being so wonderfully 

 rapid, they could readily pass round the island and back to the 

 mainland within the hour. 



Wren. — 22. Saw a nest recently taken ; it was found in a common 

 bramble, a few feet from the ground. Macgillivray says that when 

 placed on the ground, the base, and often the exterior of the nest, is 

 formed of leaves, but otherwise the outer surface is generally composed 



