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so beautifully prepared by her late husband, and found this specimen, already 

 recorded by Thompson, to be also certainly Baillon's Crake. It is singular 

 that the Little Crake has not yet occurred in Ireland, and another bird 

 which I am looking for, is the Pink-footed Goose, both of which might be 

 expected to occur. — A. G. More (Curator of the Natural History Museum, 

 Leinster House, Dublin). 



Bare Birds in Sussex. — I am sorry to record the capture of two 

 Peregrine Falcons in the neighbourhood of Hastings, neither, however, of 

 very recent date. The first, a male in fine plumage, was obtained in 

 November, 1879, on the East Hill at Hastings, above the cliffs between 

 the Old Town and Ecclesbourne Glen. The bird was shot by a labourer, 

 and was sold by him for a couple of shillings to Mr. Sorrell, a naturalist, of 

 Old Humphrey's Avenue, in whose collection it now is. The second 

 specimen, also a male, was shot at Broomham Park, Guestling, and is now 

 in possession of Sir Auchitel Ashburnham, on whose property it was killed. 

 Mr. Bristowe, naturalist, of St. Leonards-on-Sea, had a Grey Phalarope, 

 Phalaropus lobatus, brought to him for preservation, which was shot in the 

 Pevensey marshes about the 6th December last. Messrs. Pratt & Son, of 

 Brighton, inform me that they had a specimen of the Little Gull, Larus 

 minutus, in immature plumage, brought to them on November 28th, just 

 killed at Laucing, and another, in similar plumage, two days after, killed 

 near the same place. — Thomas Parkin (Halton, Hastings). 



Chiffchaff in Oxfordshire in Winter. — It seems worthy of record 

 that the Chiffchaff has remained here during the whole of this winter. 

 I heard its note several times in December, more especially towards the 

 end of the month. Since then I have heard it frequently up to the present 

 date (January 24th). On the morning of the 15th January I had a good 

 view of the bird. I cannot help thinking that this species has a better 

 claim to ; be considered a resident in Britain than is generally supposed. — 

 F. C. Aplin (Bodicote, Oxou). 



Fork-tailed Petrel in Co. Antrim. — On 22nd November last, 

 after a very severe westerly gale on the uight of the 21st, a Fork-tailed 

 Petrel was caught alive near Dunmurry, Co. Antrim (inland). After the 

 same gale a Fork-tailed Petrel was got at Lurgan, Co. Armagh ; one at Bally- 

 mouey, Co. Antrim; and one at Killiuchy, Co. Down; the two former far 

 inland. In addition to these, one Storm Petrel and three of the Fork- 

 tailed species were obtained on Lough Neagh, near Toome Bridge, Co. Antrim, 

 regarding which Colonel Bruce wrote me, in reply to enquiries, as follows: — 

 " So far as my information goes, the Storm Petrel was never seeu in this locality 

 before. Two of the three birds were first seen together and were afterwards 

 shot separately ; the third was also killed. They were flying wheu shot, but 

 were first seeu sitting on the water. They appeared very tame. The bird I 



