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to make it into a very presentable specimen. It is a female 

 bird, in good plumage, and Mr. Roberts told me it contained 

 well-developed eggs. The occurrence of this specimen is the 

 more interesting as it is an example of the type which possesses 

 a white spot in the ceiitre of the blue on the throat (see the new 

 edition of 'Yarrell,' p. 323).' 



This interesting record has been overlooked by the authors 

 of the various recent treatises on British ornithology; why, it is 

 difficult to comprehend. The account furnishetl to Mr. Eagle 

 Clarke by Mr. Roberts leaves, however, no doubt as to the 

 identification of the species nor as to the authenticity of the 

 record. 



CYANECULA SUECICA (L.). 

 Red-Spotted Bluethroat. 



A rare visitant on migration in autumn from Northern Europe. 



This bird nests in the northern portions of Scandinavia and 

 the Russian Empire, and from there to the far east of Siberia 

 and Kamschatka. In winter it migrates to India and the north- 

 east of Africa as far as Abyssinia; it also occurs throughout 

 China. 



The Spurn promontory appears to be the only district where 

 the Red-Spotted, or Arctic, Bluethroat can be said to have been 

 actually obtained, and there no fewer than six examples have 

 been procured, whilst several others were identified ; it will be 

 noticed that the majority of these appeared in the month of 

 September. The situation of the headland at Spurn is well 

 adapted for attracting the small over-sea migrants, and the 

 wonder is that this rare warbler has for so long escaped detection. 



The credit for first recording its occurrence belongs to my 

 esteemed friend, and predecessor in this work, Mr. Wm. Eagle 

 Clarke, who saw two near the Spurn Lighthouse on the nth of 

 September, 1882. One of these was shot in Mr. Eagle Clarke's 



