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level ground on islands or shores of inland and sea lochs, and often placed deep 

 amongst long white grass. — John A. Harvie Brown; Dunipace House, Falkirk, 

 September 28, 1867. 



Errata. — In my "Collected Observations on the Birds of Stirlingshire," in the 

 September number of the 'Zoologist,' page 884 and elsewhere, for " Campsil" read 

 "Campsie." Page 893, line 26, for " Inarter" read " Quarter." Page 896, line 29, 

 for "craw" read "cran." Page 904, line 29, for "the species" read" the next species." 

 I am very sorry these errors have occurred, as they are entirely my own fault, in not 

 having written some of my letters distinctly enough. — J. A. Harvie Brown. 



Further Note on the Buzzards seen in Kent. — A few days back I sent you an 

 account of my seeing a buzzard here on two occasions, and of two having beeu seen 

 together. Having satisfied myself that the birds seen were buzzards, I immediately 

 wrote to you without further consideration. On each occasion I observed the bird 

 through a small pair of opera-glasses, at distances of about four hundred and one 

 hundred yards respectively, and I saw that the upper part of the tail was white. I had 

 never seen this in any other hawk, but I was not familiar with buzzards, and did not 

 remember whether the common buzzard had that part white or not; but when 

 I came to examine drawings of that species and the three stuffed specimens here, 

 I found that this white was the distinguishing characteristic of the roughlegged 

 buzzard. To use the words in Gould's ' British Birds,' " the roughlegged buzzard when 

 in the air may be easily distinguished by the white root of the tail." Being now con- 

 fident of these being roughlegged buzzards I closely examined the under keeper, who 

 has generally seen the birds, and he distinctly and unhesitatingly stated that the upper 

 part of the tail was white, and that he had never seen anything like it before: they 

 came close over his head. He thought they were larger than the common buzzard, 

 and one was much larger than the other. Their flight resembled both that of the 

 heron and of the common hawks. Sometimes they flew low with flapping wings, 

 sometimes soared in circles. I fancy they make long excursions into the country, as 

 sometimes they are not seen for days. If Captain Hadfield or any other naturalist 

 acquainted with buzzards would kindly offer an opinion as to the likelihood of these 

 being the roughlegged species I should be much obliged. — Clifton ; Cobham Hall, 

 September 24, 1867. 



Early Arrival of Fieldfares. — Upon the 25th of September, while in a garden at 

 Aldeburgb, Suffolk, I chanced to look up, and was considerably surprised to see a 

 small flock of fieldfares flying over my head: there were about a dozen in the flock. 

 It had been rather cold weather that week in Suffolk, but nevertheless it is early for 

 this bird to visit us. Two other persons saw them besides myself. — Alexander Clark- 

 Kennedy; September 27, 1867. 



Late Greenfinch's Nest. — Mr. Clogg mentions a yellowhammer's nest found on 

 the 26lh of August. I found a greenfinch's nest, with young ones, in a blackthorn, 

 about that date, certainly in the last week of August. — Clifton. 



Hawfinches' Nests and Eggs. — Observing in the October number of the 'Zoologist' 

 (S. S. 949) a notice of the hawfinch (Loxia coccothraustes) at Selborne, Hants, I may 

 mention that in Huntingdonshire this species appears lobe on the increase; at least it 

 is so in our locality, where we never used to have any, and I have kept a look out on 

 birds for many years. Now we have a regular colony, and I have taken three nests at 

 the same time, all within twenty-five yards of each other. It is of no use to describe 



