Yo]. xvi.] 7() 



5. Tern on its nest. 



(). Nest and eg'g's of tlie Tern. 



7. Gre}' Hen on its nest. 



8. Nest and egg-s of the Grey Hen. 

 1). A Sutherland cliff. 



10. Young Long-eared Owl. 



11-12. Black-headed Gull hovering above its nest. 

 l'>. .. ., descending to its nest. 



11. ,, ,, settled on its nest. 

 15. ,, ,, leaving its nest. 



The Rev. F. C. R. Jouedain forwarded the following 

 note : — 



" The number of hybrids which have occurred in Great 

 Britain between Black Game and Pheasant is under- 

 estimated in the Bulletin (cf. no. cxxii., p. 55). At least 

 thirty-seven specimens have been preserved, and others are 

 Icnown to liave been shot, so that this hybrid is hy no 

 means so rare as is supposed by Mr. Millais. A detailed 

 list of occurrences is in preparation^ and will be published 

 shortly." 



Mr. J. G. Millais has sent the following correction 

 respecting his remarks on the autumnal change of plumage 

 of certain Shoveler drakes exhibited by Mr. J. L. Bonhote 

 at the last meeting of the Club (cf. p. 65) : — 



"• Will you kindly allow me to state that I did not say 

 that the change of plumage of surface feeding ducks ' was 

 not due to a distinct moult but was caused by the full 

 winter-i^lumage gradually changing to spring-plumage, a 

 change of pattern taking place in the feathers.' On the 

 contrary the change is due to a gradual moult, during 

 which much change of pattern and colour takes jilace 

 amonu'st the incoming' feathers." 



The next meeting of theClul) will be held on Wednesday, 



the 25th April, IDiX;, at iS.:!0, at the Resiauniiit Frascati, 



