264 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
“We observe that when the Moorhen finds her nest likely to be 
discovered, she flies from it as if she were broken-back’d, and lame both of 
wing and limb, tempting her enemies to pursue her in hopes to take her, 
‘till the sight of her nest be lost ” (p. 95). 
The observation relating to the Rook runs as follows :— 
“ About 25 years ago, coming from Rose Castle early in the morning, 
I observed a great number of Crows (sic) busy at their work, upon a 
declining ground of a mossy surface; I went out of my way on purpose to 
view their labour, and I found they were planting a grove of oaks: the 
manner of their planting was thus, they first made little holes in the earth 
with their bills, going about and about ; ‘till the hole was deep enough, and 
then they dropp’d in the acorn and covered it with moss. This young 
plantation is now growing up toa thick grove of oaks fit for use, and of 
height for the Crows to build their nests in. I told it to the owner of the 
ground, who observed them spring up, took care to secure their growth and 
rising. ‘The season was the latter end of autumn, when all seeds were 
full ripe ” (p. 97). 
Another observation on the behaviour of young Turkeys 
when the Kite comes (p. 95) testifies to the former existence in 
Cumberland of a bird of prey, which is now extinct there. 
In regard to classification and nomenclature, we perceive that 
Messrs. Macpherson and Duckworth have followed ‘The Ibis’ 
List of Birds, but in spelling specific names with capitals they 
have adopted an unsightly practice which is not sanctioned either 
by the British Ornithologists’ Union or by the. American 
Ornithologists’ Union, whose recently published ‘Code of Nomen- 
clature and Check List of North American Birds’ was noticed 
in our last number.* 
We could point out a good many more misprints in the 
‘ Birds of Cumberland’ than are corrected in the list of errata, 
but we prefer to direct attention to the ‘‘ Glossary of Names used 
in Cumberland’ (pp. 195—197), and to the neat folding map which 
precedes the Introduction. 
A coloured plate of the Dotterel by J. G. Keulemans forms 
an appropriate frontispiece. 
* In the notice referred to, on p. 228, two unfortunate typographical 
errors escaped correction. In line 21 for “‘moth” read ‘* motto,” and in the 
last line but one on the same page, for ‘‘recommendation” read “recon- 
sideration.” 
