228 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
Croydon, the last week of February." —Ernest Satmon (Clevelands, Wray 
Park, Reigate). 
Sand Grouse in Glamorganshire.— This is an additional species 
to the Glamorganshire list. Mr. J. T. D. Llewelyn, of Penllergare, 
tells me that about this time last year, when the Sand Grouse were 
occurring so frequently all over these islands, a flock of sixteen appeared 
at Llanrhidian, in Gower, and two were shot (a male and a female) by 
Mr. S. Davies, of Llanrhidian Farm. The birds remained there only 
about a week. The two that were shot were stuffed, and may now be seen 
in the possession of Messrs. H. M. and C. E. Peel, in Swansea. Mr. 
O. H. Jones, of Fonmon Castle, near Cowbridge, has also written to tell 
me that a pair of Sand Grouse appeared last year, in the spring, on a farm 
about three miles from where he lives, and are said to have bred there. 
The farmer states that he saw them with young ones, but Mr. Jones thinks 
that there is very considerable doubt as to their having bred.——DicBy 
8. W. Nicnoxtt (The Ham, Cowbridge). 
The Firecrest in Cumberland.—As my friend Mr. J. H. Gurney, jun., 
has taken exception (p. 174) to the record of Regulus ignicapillus from 
Cumberland, on the ground that the specimen is not now forthcoming, 
I think it right to say that the person who killed the bird is forthcoming, 
and that he is, and always has been, certain that his bird was a Firecrest, 
basing his opinion on Yarrell’s description. This person (Mr. Graham, of Car- 
lisle,) has a good knowledge of the rarer British birds. He has always stated 
that he gave the bird to a certain birdstuffer formerly well known in Carlisle. 
This man—by name Baily—latterly formed a collection of his own ; but at 
the time that the Firecrest was killed he usually disposed of his specimens. 
Whether this specimen went to Mr. Heysham or not, is not at present 
known, scarcely any of his letters referring to that period. But we do know 
that some of Mr. Heysham’s best specimens were destroyed by moth, and 
this specimen may have been among them. At all events, Mr. Graham 
adheres to his statement that the bird was a Firecrest; and he himself, 
when first giving the information in writing, correctly described the 
distinctive points between the Firecrest and the Goldcrest.— H. A. 
MacrHeErson (Carlisle). 
Blue-winged Teal in Cambridgeshire.—On April 24th Mr. L. Travis, 
the Bury birdstuffer, showed me a duck he had just set up, which had 
been sent to him in the flesh a few days before from March, in Cambridge- 
shire with a male Shoveller. A reference to Mr. Saunders’ ‘ Illustrated 
Manual of British Birds’ (p. 422) enabled us to identify it as a mature 
male Blue-winged Teal, Querquedula discors. It has the broad white 
streak in front of the eye, the brilliant blue wing-coverts, and legs like 
those of the Shoveller. In answer to enquiries Mr. Travis kindly made 
