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can throw more light on the subject than I, in my limited sphere of obser- 

 vation, am able to do. I may state that the reptile was the common sand 

 lizard (Lacerta agiUs). Had I found it in the stomach of such a bird as the 

 kestrel it would not have surprised me, for in that case the occurrence would 

 seem to accord more with the habits of the bird. — G. B. Corbin. 



Cray Phalarojie in Winter Plumage. — I have just received and mounted 

 a gray phalarope, shot a couple of days since on Brauntou Burrows, in 

 North Devon. It is in perfect winter plumage, and differs from all other 

 gray phalaropes I had before examined in the flesh, in being in excellent 

 condition, the body being well lined with imi.— Murray A. Mathew ; 

 Bishop's Lydeard, Jannary 28, 1873. 



Heronries in Ulster. — Allow me to make a few additions from this 

 neighbourhood to Mr. Hartings list of British heronries. These are, in 

 County Donegal, one at Kilderry (Mr. G. V. Hart), of upwards of twenty 

 nests in Scotch firs, and about half-a-dozen in beech trees. This is the one 

 referred to by JMr. Harting (Zool. S. S. 3407). Formerly there used to be 

 many more nests, built principally in Scotch fir trees ; it is only of late 

 that they have begun to build in the beeches. One at Glen-Gollan (Mr. T. 

 Norman), and one at Dunmore (Mr. R. M'Clintock). This gentleman 

 writes to me as follows : — " With regard to the herons, there were only 

 nine nests here last spring. All were built in beech trees except one, which 

 was built in a silver fir. They used to build very much in Scotch firs, but 

 now seem to prefer the beech. In old times we used to see forty or fifty of 

 them in the pairing season sitting on the lawn. The invention of ' arms of 

 precision' has plaj'ed the mischief with them." In County Londonderry 

 there is one at Willsborough (Captain Scott). Even with these additions, 

 I think it by no means improbable that the list of heronries in Ulster still 

 remains incomplete. — W. E. Hart ; Kilderry, Co. Doneyal. 



Heronries : Errata. — As a Welshman, there are a few words in the 

 ' Zoologist' for the current month that offend ray ears, and I cannot help 

 calling your attention to tliem. At p. 8407 there is mention of a heronry 

 at " Vorlas Hall, belonging to Mrs. Wynn Finch." Now, setting aside the 

 fact that Mr. Wynne Finch is alive, and I believe in good health, the name 

 of the place is Voelas, th^ really correct spelling ("Foelas") being now 

 considered pedantic. Two lines lower down on the same page, "Rug" 

 should be spelt " Rhug." Pardon my impertinence for calling your atten- 

 tion to the errors above mentioned: a Welshman is always jealous for his 

 native language. You will see that Wynne Finch has an " e ", which is 

 wanting in the name of the Hon. Charles Wynn. Your correspondent has 

 • sp;lli'd both alike.— IF. 7/. Beaton; Meadow Croft, Beigate ; Feb. 18,1872. 



(juillcniot moulting its ftuiU-fealhers.— Mr. Gatcombe seems to be quite 

 right in his supposition that the guillemot moults so many of its wing- 

 feathers at the autumnal moult as to be unable to fly (Zool. S. S. 3392). 



