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Francis Nicholson. Cheshire, Lane. S. 



Breeding of the Reed Warbler {Acrocephalus streperus) in Cheshire [on 



several of the meres ; a record also quoted for Wigan ; note also given that 



the Marsh Warbler (A. palustris) does not visit Cheshire]. Nat., March 



1885, p. 182. 



F. Nicholson. Lane. S. 



[Ring-Ouzel (Turdus torquatus), Merlin (Falco tcsalon), and Dipper {Cinclus 

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F. Nicholson. Lane. S. 



[Fork-tailed Petrel (Procellaria lencorrhoa) shot on the Lancashire coast 



between Southport and Formby]. Proc. Manch. Lit. and Phil. Soc, Oct. 

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Chas. F. Oakley. York S.W. 



The Common Skua (Lestris cartarractes [sic]) [one captured, Oct. 1st, 1885, 



at Halls Farm, Uppermill, near Oldham; details given]. Nat. World, Fen. 



1886, iii. 39-40. 



Charles Oldham. Cheshire. 



Breeding of the Reed Warbler [Acrocephalus streperus] in Cheshire [on the 



margins of Pick-mere, near Northwich, May 1884]. Nat., Feb. 1885, p. 149. 



Charles Oldham. ? Cheshire or Lane. S. 



Swallows and the late Storm [of May 1886 ; destruction of Cottle and 



Hirundo by cold and starvation on the Mersey bank]. Nat., July 1886, p. 214. 



H. F. Parsons. Line. S. 



Duck Decoys [one at Crowland suggested as additional to Sir R. Payne- 

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A. Paterson. York S.W. 



Orange-legged Hobby [Tinnunculus vespertinus\ near Doneaster [shot in 

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Adrian Peacock. York S.W. 



The Twite [Linota flavirostris] near Thome Waste [nested in Eastoft 



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H. G. Pearson. Furness. 



Young Skylarks [Alauda arvensis] fed by an Older Nestling [place not 



stated; note dated from Barrow-in-Furness]. Nat., Feb. 1886, p. 48. 



H. G. Pearson. Furness. 



Quail [Coturnix communis] in North Lancashire [at Rampside, 7th Nov., 

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A. E. Pease. York N.E. 



Grouse [Lagopus scoticus] and their Food [on moors near Hutton Hall, 

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W. P[enney]. York N.E., Northumberland. 



The Little Bittern, or Little Heron (Ardea minuta, Linn.) [enumeration of 

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John Percival. York N.W. 



Nesting of the Quail [Coturnix communis] in Wensleydale [near Carperby, 

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Geo. T. Porritt. York Mid W. 



Curious Nest of Song-Thrush [( Turdus musicus) at Copgrove Woods near 



Boroughbridge, 25th May, 1885; description given]. Nat., July 1S85, p. 269. 



June i88q. 



