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old, and this change did not appear until a week ago. — Alexander Clark-Kennedy ; 

 October, 1868. 



Richard's Pipit at Dover. — On the 21st of October I shot a most superb specimen 

 of Richard's pipit (Anthus Richardi) in a corn-field in the environs of Dover: it 

 attracted uiy attention by iis loud call. The specimen is in good condition, having 

 just completed its moult: its length is seven and three-quarter iuches, and its weight 

 an ounce and a half, less one scruple. On dissection the bird proved to be a male. — 

 Charles Gordon, Curator of the Dover Museum; October 23, 1868. 



The Tawny Pipit and Richard's Pipit at Scilly. — I have just examined a good- 

 plumaged specimen of the tawny pipit, shot at Scilly to-day by Mr. A. Pechell. It is 

 a male bird, and apparently in its recently-acquired autumnal plumage. The upper 

 plumage is almost hair-brown, with the centres of the feathers a shade darker, scarcely 

 giving the biid a mottled appearance; the whole of the under parts, with a little 

 variation here and there, white with a wash of buff; moustache indistinct ; upper 

 rump grayish brown, fat much smaller than the tree pipit; tarsi longer than the tree 

 pipit's, flesh-colour; back claw almost straight, and short; outer tail-feather white, 

 the next blotched on the inner web half-way with brown. Three Richard's pipits were 

 sent at the same time, and two tree pipits. The three species bore an interesting 

 comparison when lying side by side. — Edward Hearle Rodd ; Penzance, September 19. 



Whinchal in the County Dublin. — September 14. Shot a female whincbat at 

 Loughlinstown : in company with a female stonechat it was feeding in a bramble- 

 brake. The whincbat is one of the rarer summer migrants to Ireland, and is a very 

 local species. — //. Blake- Knox. 



Nightjar or Goatsucker in the County Dublin. — September 22. My friend 

 Mr. F.J.Rose brought me a female niglnjar, which his dogs found when hunting 

 for partridge: it was «>hoi near Kilbogget, among furze. No nighijars breed about 

 ibis locality, so it must have been on its migration south. It is an extremely local 

 summer visitor to Ireland : as well as local it is rare. — Id. 



Siskin in the County Dublin. — September 8. A siskin brought me to-day, caught 

 near Glen Druid with a liiiDet-decoy. The "siskin finch" is not at all a common 

 bird in Ireland. — Id. 



Spotted Crake in the County Dublin. — September 5. Shot a spotted crake at a little 

 bog in the Vale of Shangannah. It is one of the scarcest birds that fall to the gun 

 of ihe snipe-shooter in these parts. — Id. 



Ring Ouzel at Howlh, County Dublin. — September 10. I have to thank " Anony- 

 ma" for the beautiful ring ouzel so kindly sent me, and beg to say that Howth, from 

 whence she procured the bird, is one of the lew localities in this county where the ring 

 ouzel used formerly to breed. Whether or not we still can claim the ring ouzel as a 

 summer migrant, or merely as a bird of passage, I cannot say, but should thiuk a truly 

 authenticated nest and eggs of this bird, taken in the County Dublin, not only a prize 

 to a young lady's collection, but a valuable addition to any of our Dublin Museums. 

 I fear, though, a dark corner, a bleaching glass-case, or utter oblivion would be the lot 

 of the eggs. I do not collect eggs, but shall be most happy to prove them, particularly 

 as the nest is preserved, from those of the blackbird. I fear I am encroaching on the 

 liberties of the ' Zoologist,' it not having a "correspondents' column," which I agree 

 with " Anonyina" is a desideratum. If " Anouyma" will favour me with her address, 

 I shall be delighted to answer any questions in my power on birds and shells. — Id. 



