•330 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Gecinus viridis, Green Woodpecker. — A pair nested in South 

 Cumberland in 1887, upon their northern breeding limit in 

 Great Britain. 



Hierofalco islandus, Iceland Falcon. — Accidentally omitted 

 from all notice, in ' Birds of Cumberland,' was a female, killed at 

 Winton, Westmoreland, figured by Mr. Goodchild (Trans. Cumb. 

 and Westm. Assoc). Mr. Goodchild tried to remount this bird, 

 but the skin fell to pieces, and is now in the Carlisle Museum in 

 a shattered condition. 



Nycticorax griscus, Night Heron. — Two are included in ' Birds 

 of Cumberland.' I have a record of a third, killed in Cumberland 

 in 1847. Of these three one was adult, the others immature. 



Platalea leucorodia, Spoonbill. — Among the Heysham papers 

 I found a letter of one James Irwin, describing carefully the bird 

 which, with some warranty from Sir W. Jardine, gave rise to the 

 report that a Great White Heron was seen on the Solway in the 

 winter of 1840-1. I have shown this letter to Mr. Howard 

 Saunders, and we are satisfied that the bird in question was a 

 Spoonbill. 



Anser brachyrynchus, Pink-footed Goose. — A large flock visited 

 Naworth in January, 1887, and two were shot. A "gaggle" of 

 thirty frequented Kockliffe Marsh in the winter of 1887-8, and 

 one was shot. We have other notes of its occurrence, but it is a 

 scarce bird. The Bean Goose, Anser segetum, is the ordinary 

 Grey Goose of the Solway. 



Anser leucopsls, Bemicle Goose. — From an experience in 

 killing and handling these geese rarely equalled, Mr. A. Smith, of 

 Rockliffe, can distinguish the sexes externally by the shape of 

 the cranium. 



Cygnus bewicki, Bewick's Swan. — Some adults were killed in 

 the Lake District, January, 1888. 



Sj>atula clypeata, Shoveller. — First proved to nest in Cumber- 

 land in 1886 ; nested in two quarters in 1887. 



Fuligula cristata, Tufted Duck. — The hope that this species 

 might " nest in Cumbrian waters" has at length been realised. A 

 fine brood was reared in 1888 at no great distance from the Solway. 



Harelda glacialis, Long-tailed Duck. — First obtained in the 

 county in 1834 (Heysham, MS.). A score or so of birds appeared 

 on the English Solway in October, 1887, nearby all females. 



Oldemia fusca, Velvet Scoter. — Additional examples were shot 



