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defined to justify the separation, and take advantage of the suggestions 

 offered in paragraphs 4 and 5 of Preface to the vol. for 1882, hoping that 

 some correspondent will enlighten me. — Astur. 



Stock Dove in Perthshire. — A male Stock Dove, Colimiha anas, was 

 shot in this neighbourliood (Stanley) on 17th May last, and forwarded to 

 me. This species is very rare in Perthshire, only lialf-a-dozen otlier 

 examples having been seen or obtained. Mr. Brooke found a pair 

 breeding in tlie vicinity of Dunkeld in the summer of 1878. Col. 

 Urummond-Hay saw a pair in the Carse of Gowrie some few years ago, 

 and two examples were obtained in the southeastern part of the county, 

 as recorded in 'The Ibis' (July, 1878). — Thomas Mahshali, (Stanley, 

 Perthshire). 



Red-throated Pipit in Kent.— Having read Mr. J. H. Gurney's note 

 (p. 192), on the occurrence of the Red-throated Pipit, Aitthus cervinus, at 

 Bri"hton, I have pleasure in sending you word of anotlier specimen 

 answering the description, which I obtained here in the month of April, 

 1880. I shot tlie bird myself, one fine day, while feeding and singing 

 alono the fresh turned-up furrows behind ray plough, and not identifying 

 it, sent it to Dover to be preserved for a bright example of the Meadow 

 Pipit. — Waltku Prkntis (Raiiiham). 



[At our request, Mr. Prentis very kindly forwarded the bird for 

 inspection. Mr. Sharpe has examined it and compared it with specimens 

 in the British Museum, and pronounces it to be undoubtedly an example 

 of Anthus cervinm.— Ed.] 



Yellow Wagtail in Confinement. — Apropos of Capt. Beecher's remarks 

 on this subject (p. 2:52), I may state that a beautiful cock Yellow Wagtail, 

 Budijtes Raii, tended witli great care by a lady residing near Norwich, and 

 fed on flies, has lived in good health through the winter, in spite of many 

 prophecies that the attempt would be a failure. — J. H. Gurney, jun. 

 (North repps, Norwich). 



Sabine's Snipe near Waterford. — Through the kindness of Col, 

 Sturt, 1 liave recently had an opportunity of examining a specimen of the 

 so-calkd Sabine's Snipe, which was shot near Waterford, on Nov. 25th, 1883. 

 This specimen presents a somewhat unusual appearance, and is remarkable 

 for its pale tone of coloration, intermediate between that of the Common Snipe 

 and the examples of Sabine's Snipe usually obtained, which strengthens the 

 opinion now generally held by ornithologists, that the latter form is merely 

 a melanism of the former. — J. E. Habting. 



Birds of South Wales. — In reference to Mr. Mathew's paper on the 

 birds of Pembrokeshire (p. 211), the following notes, taken during a short 

 stay I made in Gowcr, on the Glamorganshire coast, may perhaps be 



