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Bidwell, who in the course of conversation informed me that he had first 
discovered the Asiatic Golden Plover in this country, remarking that one of 
the distinguishing features of the latter bird was its having brownish grey 
instead of white axillaries. On my return to London, when looking over 
my series of Plovers, I was surprised to find the specimen in question was 
grey under the wings. On comparing it with specimens of Charadrius 
pluvialis I found it differed in other respects, the colouring being richer, 
and spots on the wing more boldly marked, and the bird altogether smaller ; 
the wing measures 7:2 inches, and from the end of the innermost 
secondaries to end of primaries, 13 inch in length. I of course thought 
it was the Asiatic Golden Plover, but on showing it to Mr. Bidwell, 
Mr. Gurney, and Mr. Seebohm, they were all of opinion that it was 
Charadrius virginicus. The Richard’s Pipit, dnthus Ricardi, I shot myself 
on August 2nd, 1880, at Dalguise, a small village about seven miles north 
of Dunkeld. I used to go every year and shoot young Oystercatchers and 
Curlews along the Tay, on the island opposite Dalguise House, where they 
breed in large numbers; and to reach the river from the road it is necessary 
to follow a small brook and climb a paling. There were always numbers of 
Meadow Pipits there, and that day proved no exception; but sitting 
amongst them was a bird which I at first took to be a Lark, but standing 
so high on its legs I thought it seemed rather curious, so [ shot it, and 
having skinned it, put it in my collection amongst my Larks, not knowing 
then that there was such a bird as Richard’s Pipit.—J. Guittz MiLiais 
(2, Palace Gate, W.). 
Recent Occurrence of the Sea Eagle in Kent.—The recent occurrence 
on two occasions of the Sea Eagle, Haliaétus albicilla, in Kent, no doubt 
whilst on their southern migration, is a matter of much interest. Both 
specimens are young birds; one, a female, shot at Minster, early in 
November, is described by a local ornithologist who examined it as 
measuring 3 ft. 1 in. in length, with an expanse of wings of 8 ft., and 
weighing 10 tbs. The second bird, a young male, shot at Hastwell Park, 
is smaller than the other, and perhaps related to it, differing also in having 
the neck-feathers of a rich dark brown, instead of the grey-tipped feathers 
of the female. I send you photographs of both. It appears that a third 
Eagle, perhaps of the same species, has lately been observed in the same 
county, on the property of Mr. W. Erle-Drax, at Olantigh ‘Towers, though 
all attempts to secure it have so far fortunately been unsuccessful.—Purcy 
E. Coombs (23, Carlyle Square, 5.W.). 
[We are much obliged for the photographs, which have duly reached us. 
They show clearly that both the birds are young Sea Eagles, and not 
Golden Eagles, as recently stated in some of the daily papers.—Ep.] 
Woodchat and Serin Finch in Norfolk.—On May 16th I received, in 
the flesh, from Mr.G. Smith, of Yarmouth, a male Woodchat, Lanius rufus, 
