The Zoologist — December, 1869. 1951 



bunting have also been shot on the Levels here. A stormy petrel was observed, about 

 the same time, some little distance from the shore. A gray phularope was shot on the 

 beach near Bover Hithe, early in the present month. Three wild ducks alighted in 

 the artificial water in the park here hist week, and stayed all day with the water-fowl. 

 Whilst I write it is snowing fast. — Attvin S. Bell, 3rd West India Regiment; 

 Hastings, October 28, 1869. 



Dartford Warbler in St. Buryan, near Penzance. — I have not hitherto detected 

 this little warbler in the Penzance district; but I have seen a specimen to-day which 

 was obtained by Mr. Vingoe's son yesterday in Trevider Moor. — Edward Hearle Rodd ; 

 Penzance, October 30, 1869. 



White Partridges {? Ptarmigan) near Ganton, Yorkshire. — " Perhaps it would be 

 interesting to some of your numerous readers to hear that two brace of beautiful 

 white partridges have just been sliot in the preserves of the Rev. R. H. Foord, of Fox- 

 holes Rectory, near Ganton. It is known there are a few more birds of this description 

 in the same place, and this circumstance has raised considerable curiosity, as such 

 birds have never before been seen in that neighbourhoud. Their great rarity has in- 

 duced the Rev. R. H. Foord to have them stuffed, for which purpose he has sent one 

 brace to Mr. J. Darley, birdstuffer, Dock Street, who will be happy to allow anyone 

 curious on the sulject to inspect them whilst in his charge. — Jno. B. Grainger; 

 35, Liddell Street, Hull, October 19, lt*69." The above, recording the capture of 

 some white partridges (probably ptarmigan) near Ganton, in Yorkshire, is a cutting 

 from the 'Hull and Eastern Counties Herald' of the 21st of October. — Alwin S. Belt. 



Little Bustard on the Lizard Land. — A very fine bird of this species (which from 

 its size I should think was a male) came into the hands of Mr. Vingne, for preserva- 

 tion, yesterday, from the Lizard. The plumage was entirely plain from the throat 

 downwards, showing no traces of the crescentic black markings which characterize the 

 male in summer plumage. The roseate tint which pervades the basal parts of the 

 feathers and the down on the back and breast next to the skin quite equal in intensity 

 the under plumage of the roseate tern. The Lizard district has afforded both bustards 

 to the Cornish Fauna: the great bustard in my museum had been obtained from 

 that neighbourhood. — Edward Hearle Rodd; October 30, 1869. 



Rednecked Phalarope at Marlborough. — A specimen of the rednecked phalarope 

 was shot by one of our pupils, Featherstone, who lives with his father iu the town. 

 The bird's plumage was in the transition state between its summer and winter dress, 

 but, having been submitted to Mr. Newman, there is no doubt about the species. — 

 T. A. Preston ; Marlborough College. 



Extraordinary Flight of Landrails. — Have you heard of the extraordinary flight 

 of landrails which visited this neighbourhood in the early part of September last? 

 Landrails are usually very sparsely distributed through this district, — an open corn- 

 growing country, — and three or four in a season are about as many as I usually meet 

 with. During the first week of September I found upwards of thirty in three days, 

 and on a neighbouring property the owner killed upwards of fifty (seventeen in one 

 small clover-fieid of two acres), and probably found a good many more. All these 

 birds were lean and poor, and came in with a north-east wind. — W. O. Hammond; 

 St. Alban's Court, Wingham, Kent. 



Winter Puffin at Marlborough. — A specimen of the puffin was caught by hand on 

 the banks of the Kennet, on the 25th of October. The postman, George Scott, whilst 



