84 the entomologist's record. 



afterwards saAv the ? with what looked like Pohjommatus icarus, or 

 perhaps 2nd brood Agriades thetis {bellargns), but I believe the former.. 

 We tried for upwards of an hour to get some satisfactory observations, 

 but the parents were feeding young out of the nest over a scattered 

 area, and we had no glasses, so were baffled. 



8. Certhia familiaris race britannica, Eidg. The British Tree 



Creeper. 



Observer. — E. H. Curtis. Time. — afternoon. 



Date.— May 22nd, 1915. Sex.—? 



Place. — Canford, Dorset. Duration. — Casual. 



Food. — Panagra petraria, held by the abdomen ; the insect was 

 quite dead. The incident led to the discovery of the nest on which the 

 following observations are made. 



Observer. — W. P. Curtis. Time. — Afternoon. 



Date.— May 23rd, 1915. Sex.— As below. 



Place. — Canford, Dorset. Duration. — 2f hours. 



[Note. — The sexes of the birds are given with great reserve, and are 

 based on behaviour, as I found myself quite unable to distinguish the 

 sexes, even after examining my skins of the birds. Henry Seebohm, 

 " Brit. Bird.," I., 212 (1886), says sexes do not differ in colour.] 



and $ 



Query, Scoparia or perhaps a 



Time.— 3.17. Sex.—? 



Food. — Unidentified. 



[Note.— Had trouble with shutter and changed lenses, time wasted 

 nine minutes.] 



Time.— 3.26. Sex.—? 



Food. — Unidentified. 



Time.— 3.28. Sex.—? 



Food. — Lepidopterous larvfB. 



Time.— 8.30. Sex.—? 



Food.— Two Lohoplwra halterata. (After I got back and thought 

 these insects over carefully I felt a bit nervous as to whether they 

 might not be Tephrosia pimctularia, but finally adhered to above. The 

 difficulty is one gets an odd wing or two at an angle for a fraction of a 



