3228 TuE ZooLociIst—SEPTEMBER, 1872. 
anywhere.” On the 7th of June I saw the nest of this persecuted 
couple,—a hole in a dead stump (close to the house), which my 
friend had cut and made a lid to.—G@. 
Peregrine Falcon.—On the 22nd one was seen by Mr. Saunders 
flying past Cromer in a southerly direction.—G. 
Little Auk in Summer Plumage.—The other day my father 
obtained a little auk in full summer plumage—newly set up, and 
still smelling very high—of the birdstuffer at Lynn, who stated that 
it had flown on board a ship, about the 15th of July, at a distance 
of about five miles off the mouth of the harbour. The wings are 
faded brown, which my father says is last year’s plumage: the rest 
of the bird is the usual glossy black. This is not the first time it 
has occurred in summer plumage. Mr. Stevenson has one he had 
in the flesh from Wells about the 26th of May, 1857 (Zool. 5758) ; 
and I have another,—a bad specimen, but in complete plumage,— 
which I bought as having been got at Surlingham two years ago by 
Mr. Adcock. Mr. Tillard, of Blakenny, has also one in half summer 
plumage, which was got there. —G. 
Ornithological Notes from Lancashire. 
By Baron A. von HuGet. 
Sedge Warbler.—On the 3rd of May I found, in a small marsh, 
a nest of this species, with five fresh eggs of a very unusual colour. 
Two of them, with the exception of a few minute and faint spots, 
were quite white; the other three were also white, but were marked 
at the large end with a few irregular light reddish-brown blotches, 
which were again almost covered with very minute dark brown 
streaks and spots. 
Willow Warbler.—In the beginning of June I was shown a 
willow warbler’s nest, which was placed at (or rather on) the 
extremity of a branch of a small fir, full sixteen feet above the 
ground. The nest, which was very well concealed, owing to the 
number of small twigs, was built of the usual materials, and con- 
tained three fresh eggs. No instance, I believe, is on record of 
this bird’s nest being found at such a height from the ground. 
Nightjar.—These birds are very numerous in this neighbour- 
hood. Almost every evening after dusk they may be heard close 
