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colour under the wing also was very deep. Does not this clearly prove 
that a pair of Redwings have bred in the county, owing probably to the 
severity of the weather in the early part of the year ?—J. Backuousn, Jun. 
(West Bank, York). 
Brr-EATER IN DerBysatre.—On the 4th May last a pair of these 
beautiful birds were shot in the gardens of Stainsby House, near Derby, 
by James Hawkins. They were flying round some apple and cherry trees 
which were in blossom. The birds were in fine plumage, but rather 
damaged by the shot. One was purchased for the Nottingham Museum, and 
I obtained the other.—J. Wurrraxer (Rainham Lodge, near Mansfield). 
Reportep Nesting oF THE GoLtpEN Eacie in SuHuTLanp.—While 
staying at Kirkwall, last August, I was informed by a gentleman, who had 
just returned from a tour in the Shetlands, that the Golden Hagle had 
nested and brought off its young on the island of Bressay, notwithstanding 
the repeated attempts of a shepherd there to shoot it. I made a point of 
asking whether it might not have been the White-tailed Eagle, but my 
informant seemed perfectly satisfied that it was the Golden Eagle. Ishould 
feel much obliged if any of your readers could give me any further 
particulars, as I cannot help feeling that it is far more likely to have been the 
White-tailed Eagle—M. Vaueuan (Finchingfield, Braintree). 
[The late Dr. Saxby, long resident in Shetland, was unable to obtain 
any satisfactory evidence of the Golden Hagle breeding there.—Ep.] 
Coronm3La Levis IN Dorsetsnire.—l captured a fine example of 
this rare Snake on Bloxworth Heath yesterday, September 26th. Although 
Tam very frequently walking about and entomologising on the heath, at all 
seasons of the year, it is now six or seven years since I obtained a specimen 
of it (Zool. 1872, p. 3113). The length of the example now recorded is 
exactly two feet.—O. P. CamBripex (Bloxworth Rectory). 
Boar-FIsH OFF PLyMouTH.—Since my last note (p. 429) I have had 
some conversation with Plymouth fishermen on the subject. They tell me 
that within a few years these fish have swarmed to such an extent as to 
have become a perfect pest, and that in many instances the trawlers have 
actually been obliged to change their fishing grounds in order to be out of 
their way. Indeed such immense numbers often get into the trawls, and 
and so great is their weight, that they are obliged to cut a large hole in the 
net to let them escape, together with all the more valuable fish they might 
have taken besides, finding it almost impossible to lift such a great bulk on 
board without carrying away their gear. On my telling one of these men that 
