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Falconry in Wales.— In 'The Zoologist' for October last (p. 405) 

 Mr. E. C. Phillips refers to « old Morgan the falconer, a small farmer living 

 at Nantyrodin, near Llanwrtyd Wells," whom he designates as "one of the 

 last of his race." Allow me to point out that this is a mistake. Old Morgan, 

 or, to call him by his right name, Morgan Williams, is not a link with the 

 old race of Welsh falconers, but was a pupil of J. C. Belany, who published 

 'A Treatise on Falconry' in 1841, and he knew nothing of falconry until 

 that writer instructed him. I met him at Garth some time ago, and ascer- 

 tained the fact now stated.-F. H . Salvin (Whitmoor House, near Guildford). 



Varieties of the Red Grouse and Partridge.— A curiously 

 marked specimen of the Red Grouse was obtained in January, at Ballina, 

 Co. Mayo ; the ground colour of the plumage was a grey stone-colour. A 

 Partridge received from Holyhead presents a somewhat similar appearance ; 

 the chesnut colour of the forehead, throat, and sides of head is faded to a 

 cream-colour; the horse-shoe mark on the belly is a pale brown, and the 

 whole plumage is a very pale grey ; all the parts which are usually a 

 yellowish brown of various shades are toned down to a pale yellowish or 

 cream-colour. Both birds were in a plump healthy condition.— A. Williams 

 (Dublin). 



Waxwing near Birmingham.— A specimen of this uncertain migrant 

 was killed by a lad with a catapult on January 30th, at Rednall, a few miles 

 from here, and was taken to F. Coburn, one of our local stuffers, who 

 kindly sent it to me. Upon dissection, it proved to be a young female, and 

 had evidently been feeding upon haws, as I found several stones in the 

 intestmes. As far as I can learn, it is many years since a specimen was 

 procured in this district. I have one in my collection which was killed 

 in Aston Park about 1845. Should any of your readers know of others 

 I should be glad of the information.— R. W. Chase (Edgbaston). 



Little Gull and Black Tern in Lincolnshire. — During last 

 autumn 1 had three Little Gulls and the same number of Black Terns all 

 young birds, from Lincolnshire. Two of the Terns are in the collection of 

 Mr. F. Raine, of this city.-J. Cullingford (University Museum, Durham). 



Landrail in Dorsetshire in Winter.— This bird being a summer 

 visitor to the British Islands, it may be worth recording that one was 

 obtained near Bridport in the middle of January last ; and another was shot 

 by myself in white turnips at Bradford Abbas, near Sherborne, on the 1st 

 February.— Darell Stephens (Bridport). 



Peregrine in Northamptonshire.— A Peregrine Falcon was taken 

 alive, early in October last, at Byfield Reservoir, having come, in contact 

 with the telegraph-wires while in pursuit of one of the Ducks which frequent 

 the water.— F. C. Aplin (Bodicote, Oxon). 



