122 BRITISH BIRDS. [vol. vn. 



Of the rarities which occurred in 1912, the following have 

 not been noticed in our pages : — 



Nutcracker {Nucifraga caryocatactes ? subsp.). — One was 

 seen by Mrs. Fowler at Gunton Hall, on October 26th (p. 177). 



[Great Reed-Warbler {Acrocephalus arundinaceus). — A 

 " large Reed- Warbler," believed to have been of this species, 

 was seen by Mr. E. Campbell Taylor on the Broads on July 

 21st (p. 175).] 



Scops-Owl {Otus s. scops). — One which was shot at Heacham 

 on June 15th, had been heard calling in the neighbourhood 

 for a month previously (p. 173). 



White Stork {Ciconia c. ciconia). — One was seen at 

 Hickling on April 26th. 



Spoonbill (PZato^ea I. leucorodia). — ^As usual these birds 

 were seen at intervals at Breydon in May, June, and July, as 

 well as in the north of the county in May and July and at 

 Southwold (Suffolk) in June (p. 171). 



[Snow-Goose {Anser hyperboreus). — One seen at Holkham 

 on January 21st and six on the coast on October 31st were 

 possibly " escapes " from Woburn.] 



[Ruddy Sheld-Duck {Casarca ferruginea). — ^Two shot on 

 Breydon on October 5th were most probably escaped birds.] 



Stone-Curlew {Burhinus ce. osdicnemus). — One was seen 

 on January 10th at East Ruston (p. 166). 



Great Skua {Stercorarius s. skua). — One was found dead 

 on the beach near Cromer during hard frost on January 28th. 



Albino House-Martin. — On July 30th, 1913, whilst 

 in the Alexandra Park, Hastings, I noticed an Albino House- 

 Martin [Hirundo urbica) hawking flies over one of the lakes. 

 It was a perfect specimen : there were no signs of a dark 

 feather. On inquiry of one of the gardeners I found it 

 had been observed there for the previous fortnight, and it 

 is still to be seen up to the time of writing (August 14th). 



H. W. Ford-Lindsay. 



Squacco Heron in co. Cork. — ^A female specimen of 

 Ardeola r. ralloides is recorded by Mr. R. Warren {Zool., 1913, 

 p. 276) as having been shot on May 13th, 1913, near Skib- 

 bereen. Only nine Squacco Herons have been previously 

 recorded for Ireland, the last in June, 1912 (c/. supra, p. 27). 



Black-throated Diver in co. Mayo. — ^Mr. Robert Warren 

 reports {Zool., 1913, p. 232) that Captain Kirkwood saw a 

 specimen of Gavia arctica in full summer-plumage off Bar- 

 tragh on May 11th, 1913. The bird is rarely seen in the west 

 of Ireland. 



