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' 10. 9. 1827.' Eperjes is a town in Upper Hungary, not very far from the 

 Northern Carpathians. Evidently that Eagle had a history." 



Zoology of the Channel Islands. — We have received, from Messrs. 

 Sinel & Co., of David Place, St. Heliers, Jersey, selected lists of zoological 

 specimens collected by them in the Channel Islands. Situated in one of 

 the most favourable spots of the British Islands for collecting marine forms, 

 they appear to be in a position to supply naturalists and students with 

 useful collections, and to enable them to fill up blanks in series where rare 

 or local forms are desiderata. Amongst Crustacea they mention such 

 rarities as Callianassa subterranea, and amongst Mollusca, Mactra glauca. 

 We understand that Mr. Sinel is well acquainted with the birds which 

 frequent the Chanuel Islands, and can supply well-made skins. His micro- 

 scopic slides of Marine Zoology may be recommended, for the medium 

 used being of the same density as sea-water and of an excellent preservative 

 nature, the living appearance of the objects is fully retained. A good 

 working naturalist in the Channel Islands has long been wanted, and we 

 hope that Messrs. Sinel & Co. will meet with the support which their energy 

 deserves. 



BIRDS. 



Grey Crow nesting in Warwickshire.— I send the following as a 

 supplement to Mr. Whitaker's note on this subject: — Early in May I 

 heard that a pair of Grey Crows had been seen in Sutton Park several 

 times. I mentioned the fact to Mr. R. F. Felton, an indefatigable egg- 

 collector, asking him to try and find the nest. On May 21st he was 

 fortunate enough to do so, thanks to the farmer upon whose land it was 

 built, and who informed him that he had shot what he called a " Gaw 

 Crow " with a blue back, and had given it to the ferrets. The nest was 

 placed in the top of a thick high Scotch fir in a small coppice adjoining the 

 park; it was of high dimensions, the foundation being composed of sticks 

 of considerable size and twigs of the fir, the inner portion of fine roots and 

 bark, lined with grass, wool, and hair. Mr. Felton brought me the eggs, 

 three in number, which are of a pale bluish ground colour, streaked with 

 greenish brown, and a little smaller than the normal eggs of Corvus corone. 

 I asked him to fetch me the nest, which he intended doing on the 26th, but 

 upon climbing up to it he found that a Kestrel had laid one egg in it. He 

 therefore left it in hope of obtaining the clutch ; upon going again on June 

 2nd found the Kestrel had deserted, so brought me the inner part of nest. 

 I have now the nest and eggs of both Grey Crow and Kestrel in my 

 possession. — Robert W. Chase (Edgbaston, Birmingham). 



Wren's Eggs in a Swallow's Nest. — In the last number of 'The 

 Zoologist' (p. 380) is a note by Capt. E. F. Becher respecting the occupa- 

 tion of a Swallow's nest by a Wren. To show that this is not a unique 



