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a pale cinnamon colour on mantle, head, neck and lower breast ; 
upper breast showing the pink flush ; white wing bars fully 
defined like a male in ordinary plumage ; the beak horn colour. 
MAMMALS, REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS AND FISHES COMMITTEE— 
Mr. S. H. Smith writes:—A Porpoise was shot on the river 
Ouse, below Naburn, on Feb. 4th. The river Foss runs by the 
end of my garden, and in an old willow stump across the water 
a dog and bitch Otter had their four young ones between 
April 20th and May Ist, on which date they proceeded higher 
up stream. I kept close watch upon them whenever possible. 
The cubs were constantly crying and the shrill whistling of the 
parents was so loud and continuous at times that I was 
surprised local attention was not called to their presence. 
Pisces.—I have heard that a Trout weighing 4 lbs. 12 ozs. 
has been caught at Newton on Ouse during August, and at the 
same place in September, a Barbel weighing 9 lbs. 
WILp Brrps AND EcGcs PROTECTION COMMITTEE.—Mr. 
Johnson Wilkinson writes:—As regards the Peregrines in 
North Yorkshire, exceedingly good reports have been received ; 
one clutch of four birds got safely away, three were flying 
about on July 27th. We have reason to believe the Ravens 
eggs were taken. 
The Peregrines at Bempton were again disturbed, only 
one egg apparently being laid. A large steamer which went 
ashore near Filey was blown up, and the charge was so violent 
as to cause all the birds in the neighbourhood to fly off in 
thousands, including, no doubt, the Falcons. Remains of the 
egg were found discarded and forwarded to me. 
This season has been a bad one for climbers. One of the 
men wrote me saying he had in previous years taken more eggs 
in one week than during the whole of this season. 
At Hornsea, Pochards and Tufted Ducks have been very 
numerous ; they have increased very much during the last 
three years. Great-Crested Grebes as usual were somewhat 
late, but the young ones have hatched well. 
At Spurn we have been very fortunate in securing an 
exceedingly good watcher. He kept a daily diary and for- 
warded the result of his observations at the end of each month. 
There has been a very good crop of Ringed Plovers and Lesser 
Terns, but no Shell Duck or Oyster Catchers this season. On 
May 30th an exceptionally high tide destroyed a great number 
of eggs. 
The Coast from Spurn to Scarborough has been well 
protected the whole of the season, and no permits were 
granted to the general public. 
The Stone Curlews have done very well. 
1916 Jan. 1. 
