Viil 
Ropp, Epwarp HEarLe 
The large russet variety of the Common 
Snipe, 23; Early assumption of sum- 
mer plumage in the Black-headed 
Gull, 106 
Roreg, G. T. 
Harvest Mouse in Suffolk, 57; Snow 
Bunting, Spotted Crake, and Bittern 
at Leiston, 68; Late nesting of the 
Nightjar, 406 
Saunprers, Howarp, F.LS., F.Z.S., &ce. 
On the Skuas and some other birds 
observed in the Shetland Islands, 1; 
The Skua Gulls and their recent 
migration, 90; The young of the 
Tvory Gull, 484 
SrEsoum, Henny, F.Z.S. 
Blue eggs of the Cuckoo, 361; Field 
notes on the Reed and Marsh War- 
blers, 377; A visit to the colony of 
Spoonbills near Amsterdam, 457 
SERvVIcE, RoBEeRT 
Starlings v. Sky Larks, 403; Variety of 
the Spotted Flycatcher’s eggs, 405; 
Breeding of the Shoveller in the 
Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, £06 
Sim, GEORGE 
Esquimaux Curlew in Kincardineshire, 
515 
Sueson, Martin 
White’s Thrush near Whitby, 68 
S1zER, CARRINGTON FRANCIS 
Hoopoe near Chichester, 299 
SmirH, Rey. ALrRED CHarLEs, M.A. 
Two species of birds laying in the same 
nest, 59; Immigration of Long-eared 
Owls in Wiltshire, 106; The colour 
of Cuckoos’ eggs, 399 
Situ, Crecr, F.L.S. 
Pomatorhine Skuas in Somersetshire, 
19; Long-eared Owls in Guernsey, 
220; Green Woodpecker in Somer- 
set, 221; Red-legged Partridge in 
Guernsey, 397 
Smooruy, C. 
Great Bustard in Essex, 26 
SourHWwELL, Tuomas, F.Z.S. 
On the occurrence of the Deal-fish on 
the Norfolk coast, 15; White-beaked 
Dolphin, 220; Tenacity of life in 
young House Martins, 401; Average 
date of arrival of the Cuckoo in 
England, 447 
SPILLER, Martin 
Little Bustard at Eastbourne, 110 
SPURLING, J. 
Manx Shearwater inland, 144 
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Stevenson, Henry, F.L.S. 
Ornithological notes from Norfolk for 
1878 and 1879, 5325 
| Srewart, ALEX., F.S.A. Scot., F.C.S., &e. 
Wild Cat in the West Highlands, 
218 - 
TEGETMEIER, W. B., F.Z.S. 
Desfontaine’s ‘ Birds of Barbary,’ 405 
Tomtinson, H. G. 
Ornithological notes from Orkney, 297 
Tomurnson, W. J. 
Migration of Woodcocks and Snipe, 65 
Travis, T. 
Great Bustard in Essex and Cambridge- 
shire, 110 
Tuck, Rev. Juttan G., M.A. 
Gannet at Llanberis, 363; The cliffs 
at Flamborough, 365 
VAUGHAN, JOHN 
Ornithological notes from Guernsey, 
360 
Vaucuan, M. 
Martins in December, 72; Woodcock 
breeding in Hertfordshire, 301 
WaRREN, ROBERT 
Ornithological notes from the County 
Mayo, 129; Great Grey Seal in Kil- 
lala Bay, Co. Mayo, 358; On the cry 
of the White Owl, 446; Early arrival 
of Widgeon in the Moy Estuary, 
448 
West, L. H. 
Nesting of the Nightingale in East 
Yorkshire, 406 ; Alpine Swift in York- 
shire, 407 
Wuanrton, C. Byorave, F.Z.S. 
On the nesting of the Common Wren, 
142 
Wuarton, Henry T., F.L.S., F.Z.S. 
On a Parrot performing a surgical 
operation on living Sheep, 57 
WHITAKER, J. 
Breeding of the Tufted Duck in Not- 
tinghamshire, 141 
Waite, E. A. 
Black Redstart in Co. Waterford, 221 
Waite, H. 
Great Shrike, Raven, and Goosander in 
the West of England, 144 
Wurman, C. O. 
On the flight of the Flying Fish, 471 
Wippas, GEORGE A. 
Nesting of Montagu’s Harrier, 512; 
Crossbills breeding near York, 515 
Youne, J., F.Z.S. 
Siskins breeding in confinement, 61 
