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THE RING-OUZEL. 



Tardus torquatus L. 



The earliest record of this species was that of a hirtl seen in 

 Yorkshire on the 21st of March ; single specimens were 

 recorded from Essex and Somersetshire, respectively, on the 

 23rd, and from Devonshire on the 25th, and, on the same 

 day, " many " were recorded from Dumfriess-shire, while 

 one was seen in Lancashire on the 2Gth. 



The species was noted as " resident '' in Breconshire and 

 Yorkshire on the 29th. On the 1st of April there were 

 many in Devonshire and "numbers " in Cheshire; but these 

 latter were apparently merely passing through, as they had 

 disappeared on the following day. 



The appearance of the species was first recorded in West- 

 moreland on the 3rd of April, and in Cumberland on 

 the 7th. 



One was killed on the 14th at Spurn Head light, and on 

 the 27th one was seen flying about that neighbourhood. 

 Ring-Ouzels were also noted at a Norfolk light. These 

 were the only records relating to this species received from 

 the lighthouses. On the 15th-18th, and on the 22nd, there 

 was apparently a migratory movement in Somerset. 



In Montgomeryshire the species v/as common on the 

 29th of April. 



A nest with four eggs was found in Yorkshire on the 

 5th of May, and four young were seen in Merionethshire on 

 the 16th. During this same period a few migratory birds 

 were still passing through the south-eastern and eastern 

 counties. 



