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before it became the custom to import American wild fowl, and the same 
argument would apply even more strongly to the Collared Duck of Donovan. 
If English naturalists have not admitted it, however, the French have done 
so for them In Degland and Gerbe’s ‘Ornithologie Européenne,’ it is 
included (No. 495),-and readers are informed that it has been observed 
several times in Great Britain. Stories lose nothing in crossing the 
channel! Its habitat is thus given in Coues’ ‘ Birds of the North-West’ 
(p. 574):—“ Hab. The whole of North America, breeding far north, 
wintering in the United States and beyond. South to Guatemala. Cuba. 
Jamaica.”—J. H. Gurney, Jun. (Northrepps Cottage, Norwich). 
Pocuarps Breepine in tHE Reaent’s Parx.—For the last two months 
I have noticed a pair of Pochards on the ornamental water in the Regent's 
Park; and feeling certain that they had nested there, I went to look for 
them on June 28th, and found they had hatched out five young ones. 
The latter swim and dive like the old ones.—G. Arxins (21, Park Village 
East). 
[We also have had an eye on these Pochards, and observed the young 
for the first time on Saturday, June 23rd. They were then swimming with 
their mother and seemed to be not more than a day or two old. The male 
parent did not appear, and it is therefore not quite tertain yet whether the 
young are pure-bred Pochards or hybrids.—Eb. | 
Tawny Preir 1x Sussex.—I am able to add another unrecorded Tawny 
Pipit from Sussex, which is also an immature bird, in the plumage described 
by Mr. Bond (p. 299). This example was shot at Ditchling Bostel, on the 
29th September, 1876, as I was informed by Mr. Pratt, of Brighton, from 
whom I obtained it. There is a great superficial resemblance between the 
Tawny and Richard's Pipits. The Tawny might well pass for a small 
example of Anthus Richardi. Both have long tarsi, and pretty much the 
same coloured plumage. I was struck by the resemblance when examining 
Mr. Vingoe’s Penzance specimen last summer, which, if I remember 
rightly, was also a bird of the year.—Murray A. Martuew (Bishop's 
Lydeard). 
Unvusuat Sire ror A Kestret’s Nest.—A Kestrel laid this summer 
in a hen-roost in a long sheep-trough, and hatched four young ones. 
Whilst sitting (in May) a day’s sheep-shearing was carried on, from 6 A. M. 
till 8 p.m., but did not disturb the bird, although quite close to her. The 
young ones are now seventeen days old. I can see them every day from a 
stage in the barn, and it is most amusing to me to observe their domestic 
arrangements. At first the young were treated with the brains of young 
Plovers, but now they get moles, mice, and young birds. The lady rules 
the roast, and when both the old birds come together with food, she 
manages to convince her mate that a mole is better than a young black- 
bird.—FREpDERICK Srrarron (St. Joan-a-Gore, Devizes). 
