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eagle turned north again, sailing along with very occasional 

 beats of the wings. When observing through glasses, daylight 

 could often be seen through the tips of the primaries. I am 

 ■told it is thirty years since the species was known to visit 

 the district — to meet with a charge of shot. It is to be hoped 

 the present distinguished visitor will not share the same fate. 

 Except for one occasion, when it was surprised on the ground, 

 the keepers say it keeps well out of their way. Some 

 ' castings,' which have been found and examined, contained 

 remains of rabbit and sheep, the latter doubtless being carrion. 

 — Ralph Chislett. 



MOLLUSC A. 



Early Mollusca at Selby. — Passing through my garden 

 on the morning of January 2nd, I was surprised to see on 

 plants of Barbarea and Parsley, examples of Arion circum- 

 scriptus, A. hortensis and Agriolimax agrestis (pale form) in 

 the act of crawling, circnmscriptus being the most lively, and 

 agrestis the least : I secured i8 altogether. The lowest 

 temperature reading during the previous night was 48° Fahr., 

 with rain. The mild spell of weather was doubtless re- 

 sponsible for these early appearances. — J. F. Musham. 



Early Mollusca in Lincolnshire. — In spite of the heavy 

 fall of snow and keen frost on and about December 12th, I 

 observed Arion hortensis on Christmas Day crawling about on 

 a mossy gravestone in Raithby churchyard. On Boxing 

 Day considerable numbers of Agriolimax agrestis were crawling 

 about the roadway near Stanmore Hill. On January 2nd I 

 noted three Amalia sowerhyi on the footpath, Horncastle Road, 

 Louth ; and near the railway bridge, at the foot of Stanmore 

 Hill, I found one example of Arion circumscriptus , also two or 

 three typical Agriolimax agrestis, and beyond Stanmore Hill 

 a considerable number again of A. agrestis, the majority, as 

 on Boxing Day, being referable to var. reticulata. — C. S. 

 Carter, Louth, January 2nd, 1921. 



Lincolnshire Land and Freshwater Mollusca. — I 

 received from Mr. J. F. Musham, on the i8th December, 1920, 

 a number of shells, kindly named by Mr. Charles Oldham, 

 which I had collected at various places. A new county 

 record for Division 5 E., is Pisidium personatum, taken at 

 Grayingham, in the Rector's little pasture pond, lying on 

 Upper-Lias-Clay, with a slight covering of Lower Estuarine, 

 from which its water oozes, visited at times by snipe, and 

 water-hens bred here this summer, 27th August, 1920. The 

 following are new divisional records for Lincolnshire. From 

 the same pond as the above, P. casertanum. From Cadney, 

 Division 3 S.W., P. militim and Spherium lacustre, taken 



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