The Zoologist— June, 1869. 1695 



Whitehellied Swallow, H. bicolor, Vieill.—k summer migrant, and 

 very common at Cow Head ; in fact, the only species of swallow to be 

 seen there throughout the summer. 



Bank Swalloio, or Sand Martin, Cotyle riparia {Linn.)— Yery rare 

 at Cow Head, but said to be very common about the Bay of St. George, 

 and further south. 



Henry Reeks. 

 Thriixton, Andorer. 



Notes on some of the rarer Birds noticed in Suffolk in 1868. 

 By Alexander Clark-Kennedy, Esq. 



May. 



Iceland Falcon.~A good specimen of this rare species was shot by 

 a fisherman near Aldeburgh, at the beginning of this mouth, as I am 

 informed by my friend Dr. Hele, of that town. 



Hawfinch.— M&y 9. A male hawfinch, which had been kept in a 

 cage for more than a month, was allowed to escape to-day : he had 

 been caught by a boy, with one wing broken, and otherwise hurt, but, 

 under skilful doctoring, he got quite well again. 



Yellow Waffiail.— On the 12th I observed a great number of these 

 birds near the village of Snape ; they are not common here, although 

 many single birds are seen throughout the summer. 



Redshank. —14th. An immense number of these birds were breed- 

 ing at this date in some marshy ground near Iken and Snape, on the 

 banks of the Aide, a few miles from here : they nest in this locality 

 every year, but I am sorry to say their numbers are rapidly decreasing, 

 as are those of the green plover, common and lesser terns, ringed 

 dotterel, and other birds which breed between Orford and Aldeburgh. 



Merlin.— On the 22nd I saw one of these hawks giving chase to a 

 redshank, and several have been killed near Woodbridge this spring. 



Quails.— SOlh. Several quails were seen during the last week at 

 Padworth, in this county, and others near Scole, on the borders of 

 Norfolk and Suffolk. 



June. 



Greater Spotted Woodpecker.— On the 14th I found a young bird 

 of this species fluttering on the ground near ils nest, from which it had 

 probably fallen, in Glemham Park : I could plainly hear the noise 

 made by the rest of the young birds in their nest, and the old bird 



