The Zoologist— April, 1874. 3953 



Singular Captnre of an Eagle.— As two men were engaged recently in 

 repairing a house at Craiguanach, Locliaber, they observed a golden eagle 

 on the ground, devouring what proved to be a rabbit. One of the men 

 cautiously approached the bird, which was too intent in swallowing the 

 carcase of the rabbit to notice his movements, and threw down a bundle of 

 the brackens with which he was thatching the cottage on its back. A severe 

 struggle ensued, but the two men, assisted by Mr. Macdouald, gamekeeper 

 managed to secure their prize, which proved to be a fine specimen, measurinc^ 

 seven feet from tip to tip, a size which is seldom equalled in the golden 

 eagle. — ' Inverness Advertiser." 



Kite at Nantygroes, near Presteign.— One of those very scarce birds, 

 a kite, was shot a few days since on the Nantygroes estate by Mr. R. d! 

 Green Price, who has placed it in the hands of Mr. Meliechamp, of this' 

 town (Presteign), for preservation.—' Hereford Journal; Jan. 17, 1874 



Bluetluoated Warbler at Cliatteris, Cambridgesliire.— The first week in 

 May last my two boys saw a bluethroated warbler in my garden ■ it ran 

 across the gravel-path like a wagtaU, for which they at first mistook it • but 

 when it perched on a tree they at once saw it was a strange bird to them. 

 Fortunately they had a good opportunity for observing it for ten or fifteen 

 mmutes. I was not at home, or the boys would have called me. Subjoined 

 I give my eldest boy's description, which, I think, leaves little doubt as to 

 species. " 1st week in May, 1873.-A bird ran across the garden-path like 

 a wagtail ; it then flew into a bush peach tree : it had olive-brown back like 

 a robin's, but of a redder tint; sky-blue throat, with black line underneath 

 red patch on the lower part of the blue throat; underneath of body grayish 

 Song but little, something like a hedgesparrow's."-^//r.ci Fryer; Chatteris, 

 tamhndgeshire, March 7, 1874. 



Landrail in Jannary.-A landraU was shot at Putley, near Ledbury in 

 this county, on the 30th of January, and was presented to Mr L Bird of 

 Malvern : a friend, who gave me the particulars, saw the bird, which was in 

 good condition.-J. B. Pilley ; 2, High Town, Hereford, March 13, 1874 

 Heronry in Sussex.-Half a mile fromUdiraore is a well-known heronry 

 It lies at the bottom of a valley, and the herons that live about the marsh 

 are accustomed to congregate there. In summer they are hidden by the 

 foliage, but we were told that in the winter « the trees were white with 

 tnem. —L Estranges 'Thames to the Tamar; 1873 



Garganey Teal at the land's End.-I saw three male garganeys just now 

 at Mr. \ ingoe's, in very perfect plumage, two of which he received at the 

 i.and s End and the other from the neighbourhood of Helston. They came 

 with tlie sharp bit of frost we had in the early part of the week The -ar 

 ganey never, to my knowledge, stops with us in the West during the winter 

 monthshke the other wild species; they seem, in their equatorial move- 

 ments in the autumnal season, to make the southern countries their 



