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garden, and, as I was afraid of its depredations among the young 
Pheasants, I went after it with my gun and shot it. I found that it was a 
young bird, and not, as I at first suspected, an old one which had received 
a wound and had remained about all the summer. — J. H. Gurney, Jun. 
(Northrepps Cottage, Norwich). 
WuireE-TaILeD Eacie on THE NortH Coast or CornwaLu.—lI think 
I may safely record the occurrence of this Eagle on our north coast, from 
information I received from an accurate observer and sportsman, who saw 
the bird at no very great distance, wheeling about in the air, and bending 
its course apparently from the northern cliffs near Tahidy Park towards 
the south. My friend Mr. Walter Pike, of Camborne, told me of this, 
and that he plainly observed the full white tail, and that it was very 
distinguishable against the sky. The bird looked very large, and in its 
wheeling flight sometimes was nearer than at others, and was closely 
mobbed by different smaller birds. We have occasionally had this Eagle 
on our coasts in the immature or cinereous plumage, but I do not remember 
an instance of its occurrence in the adult state—HKpwarp Hxarte Ropp 
(Penzance). 
Notes From Soutw Drvon.— The following Natural History notes 
were jotted down by me during a prolonged stay at Watcombe Park, 
South Devon, and may perhaps interest some of your readers. During 
March I saw several Hooded Crows, and one morning at the beginning of 
April a beautiful specimen of the Great Gray Shrike, which perched upon 
a Rhododendron, but I did not see it afterwards. The Cirl Bunting was 
by no means rare during the colder months, associating with the Yellow 
Bunting and Chaffinches. It is somewhat strange that I had never met 
with this species alive before. On the 12th of May I had a pair of them 
sent me from Leominster, where they had been shot a day or two pre- 
viously. I believe Mr. Gatcombe has described a variety of the Yellow 
Bunting of an uniform yellow colour: I saw a very similar bird in April 
amongst some others of the normal type; in fact it differed so much from 
its relatives that at first sight I almost thought it was an escaped Canary. 
I saw it occasionally for several days, but it eventually disappeared, and I 
was unable to learn anything of its destiny. I could not say positively 
whether it was the Cirl or Yellow Bunting, but I believe the latter. To 
the credit of certain vigilant persons in this part of Devon, the “ Wild 
Birds Protection Act” is emphatically respected, if we may judge by the 
number of placards and notices which are posted in all directions, and the 
frequent discussion of the subject by the rural classes and those otherwise 
interested in birds. Whether this is the chief cause of the increase of 
certain species I am not prepared to say, but it is pleasant to be able to 
‘record the sight of several small flocks of Goldfinches; and upon inquiry I 
found that their increase had been noticed, especially by the promoters of 
