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I did not mean to imply that occasionally they may not rear two broods, but 
that these bear but a small proportion to the number which only rear one 
brood. It is an interesting sight to see them hurrying to and from their 
nests at the end of May, especially near such breeding-haunts as Eastby 
rocks, where every available space is occupied by a Starling’s nest. All is 
animation. It reminds one of being in the vicinity of a wasp’s nest. How 
is it that, if they rear two broods, we never discover the same activity on 
subsequently visiting their haunts? Even of the few that have young in 
July it is very probable that some may have had their first nest destroyed ; 
but this remark applies with greater force to such nests as are built about 
our residences.—K. P. P. Burrerr1exp (Wilsden). ; 
Sworp-FisH oN THE Norrotk Coast.—A specimen of the Sword-fish, 
Xiphias gladius, was captured off Sherringham, on the coast of Norfolk, in 
a mackerel-net, on July 14th. It measured 9 feet 6 inches from tip to tip, 
including the “sword,” the length of which was 3 feet—J. H. Gurnuy 
(Northrepps, Norwich). 
Boar-FisH AT THE Mours or THE Humper.—I have a dried example 
of this fish, which was captured in 1877 off the mouth of the Humber and 
brought alive into Grimsby. In its present condition it measures 5% inches 
in length by 2} in depth in front of the first dorsal. This is probably 
the most northern occurrence of the species on the British coast.—Joun 
Corpraux (Great Cotes, Ulceby). 
OccURRENCE OF THE Boar-FisH.— During the month of June last 
I received several notices of the occurrence of the Boar-fish (Capros aper) 
from various parts of the south and south-east coasts of England. First 
from Bournemouth and Weymouth, where they were found, not uncom- 
monly, dead on the shore. Again, one of the Leigh “shrimpers” took 
about a dozen specimens in his trawl-net near Sheerness at the mouth of 
the Thames. Another haul of two specimens was made likewise in a 
shrimp-trawl off Harwich. None of these survived, no doubt having been 
too long in the trawl. Dead specimens of these were sent for me to look at 
by Mr. Andrew, the Aquarium fish-collector, of 25, Cambridge Terrace, 
‘Southend. He says the Essex fishermen know them as ‘‘ Red Dorees,” but 
none remember having seen them on that coast before this year—Joun T. 
Carrington (Royal Aquarium, Westminster, S.W.) 
Monster Bream 1n Norrotx.—A monster Bream, weighing upwards 
of 11} 1bs., was caught in a pond at Beeston Regis, near Cromer, on the 
17th June, by Mr. J. W. Cremer. It was a male fish and very dark in 
colour; in total length it measured, from tip of nose to fork of tail, 26 inches; 
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