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(p. 441), and I can well imagine his difficulty in obtaining a fair shot when 
the bird was flying amongst trees after being disturbed or alarmed. Of all 
our waders the Spotted Redshank is the only one that at all equals the 
Green Sandpiper in quickness of sight, while it surpasses it in wildness 
of flight, as any one who has followed either bird along the shore can 
testify —Rogprrr Warren (Moyview, Ballina, Co. Mayo). 
Hooror 1n IreLanp.-—It may interest some of your readers to learn 
that a Hoopoe was shot by Mr. Martin, of Knox’s Street, Sligo, some time 
in September, as it rose from amongst the bent in the sand-hills of Sligo 
Bay.—Ib. 
SpPoonBILLs AND CanaDA GuEsE IN SuFrotK.—Two Spoonbills, both 
males, were shot at Aldborough on the 27th June, presumed to be of the 
same flock as that mentioned by me in ‘The Zoologist’ for August last 
(p. 343). On the same day four Canada Geese were seen at Harwich; on 
the day following one was shot at Aldborough, and a few days later one at 
Felixstow. Is it probable that these are the same Geese that are recorded 
in ‘The Zoologist’ for July (p. 300), as having been seen by Mr. A. B. 
Brooke at Butterstone Loch? It is singular that there were four in each 
case. —F’. Kerry (Harwich). 
Scaup Duck ar Scitry.—Although we have had no weather to bring 
wild-fowl down west, and have not heard of any but a few scattered ones of 
our commoner species, Mr. Smith sent over the other day, for preservation, 
a good adult female specimen of the Scaup Duck from Scilly. The Scaup 
is a rare visitor with us, and its occurrence is worth noting —E. H. Ropp 
(Penzance, Nov. 3rd). - 
Deaty or Mr. Roperr Swinnor, F.R.S.—Our readers will hear with 
regret of the death, on October 28th, of Mr. Robert Swinhoe, F.R.S., late 
of Her Majesty’s Consular Service in China. His name will be familiar to 
many as that of a naturalist who for several years past has devoted all his 
leisure time in investigating the Natural History, and more particularly the 
Ornithology, of China and parts of Japan, and in publishing through various 
channels the results of his researches. His earliest publication on the 
subject appeared in ‘The Zoologist’ for 1858, in which volume will be 
found (p. 6222) an article entitled ‘ Remarks on the Fauna of Amoy.” In 
successive volumes of this journal appeared other papers from his pen, on 
the small Chinese Lark, Alauda celivow (1859, p. 6723), on the Wild 
Swans of China (1860, p. 6123), and on the Birds of Amoy (1860, p. 7102). 
After this date his coutributions to Ornithology appeared chiefly in ‘The 
Ibis’ and in the ‘ Proceedings of the Zoological Society,’ to both of which 
publications he became a frequent contributor. In 1863 he published, in 
the ‘ Proceedings of the Zoological Society,’ a ‘ Catalogue of the Birds of 
China,” and inv the same journal his ‘ Revised Catalogue’ appeared in 1871. 
