70 THE ZOOLUGIST. 
T saw one yesterday being bullied by a Rook; and an adult male was killed 
in one of the Taunton streets. The only variety which the winter has, to 
my knowledge produced up to this time in the West is a fine Spoonbill, 
which, towards the end of November, was obtained in the Northam Burrows, 
in North Devon—a locality where examples of this bird have heen secured 
on several previous occasions.— Murray A. Maruew (Bishop's Lydeard). 
PereGRInE Fatcon near Wrinpsor.—On November 5th I received for 
preservation a Peregrine Falcon which was shot at Old Windsor, fying in 
a south-westerly direction. It is in mature plumage, but uot having the 
grey back of the old male bird. I think it may be a bird some of your 
friends have lost, as there is a mark on the left leg just above the foot, as 
if rubbed by a leather strap. The tips of the tail-feathers are slightly 
worn.—IE. Curtis (Thames Street, Windsor). 
Sincinc Powers oF THE Great Grey Surikv.—On December 6th 
a Great Grey Shrike was shot. When I first saw the bird, it was sitting 
on the telegraph-wires, from which it was disturbed by a passing train. 
I then went in search of it, and heard what to me was a strange warbling 
song, quite a combination of other birds’ notes, followed at intervals by its 
own. I at once knew it was the bird I was searching for, and shot it.— 
F. Kerry (Harwich). 
AMERICAN GREEN-WINGED Treat In Devon.—My brother, Mr. R. P. 
Nicholls, purchased from a gunner, on November 23rd, a male specimen of 
Querquedula carolinensis, which he had just shot from an arm of the Kings- 
bridge Estuary. Although this bird closely resembles the European Crecca, 
Dr. Elliot Coues distinguishes them as follows :—“ English Teal (Crecca).— 
No white crescent in front of the wing; long scapulars black externally, 
creamy internally. American Teal (Carolinensis)—A conspicuous white 
crescent on the side of the body, just in front of the bend of the wing; 
scapulars plain.” This bird agrees in every particular with Carolinensis, as 
above described, as also with American skins, with which I have compared it. 
I am not aware if it has been before noticed to have occurred in Great 
Britain. Baird, in his ‘ North American Birds,’ states it to be accidental 
in Europe—Henry Nicotts (Roseland, Kingsbridge, South Devon). 
[In addition to the distinguishing characters above pointed out, we may 
add that the American species differs from the European bird in wanting 
the white streak which extends from the bill over the eye in the latter; and 
the white line below the eye is also nearly absent, being very indistinctly 
marked.—Eb. | 
AMERICAN GREEN-wINGED TEat IN HampsHire.—Observing from a 
note in ‘The Field’ that a specimen of the American Green winged Teal 
was lately killed in South Devon, I am induced to record the fact that 
