VOL. vn.] THE BIRDS OF WILTSHIRE. 28^ 



Marsh-Waebler {Acrocephalus palustris). — ^A full account 

 of the nesting of this bird near Stapleford, in 1900, was 

 given by Mr. H. S. Hall in the Zoologist for Dec, 1900. 

 It has also almost certainly bred near Marlborough for two 

 or three years. 



Greekland Falcon {Falco r. candicans). — Lord Radnor 

 — at Dr. Penrose's request — ^i-ecorded an immature example 

 which Avas shot near Downton in April, 1906 {W.A.<&; N.H., 

 XXXVL, p. 487). 



Velvet-Scoter {Oidemia f. fusca). — One was shot at 

 Mildenhall (near Marlborough) by JMr. Barnes on October 

 28th, 1885 [M.C.N.H 1885) ; and a young bird was shot 

 by Mr. Dell near Marlborough Mill on October 14th, 1889 

 [lb. 1889). 



Fulmar Petrel {Fulmarus g. glacialis). — ^An immature 

 specimen AAas picked up near Marlborough during a storm 

 in Oct., 1897 {M.C.N.H., 1897). 



[Little Stestt {Erolia m. minuta). — " One seen Feb. 9th, 

 1886 " (M.C.N.H.). This evidence is certainly not sufficient 

 to mclude it.] 



[Yellowshank [Tringa flavipes). — " A specimen, shot by 

 Mr. Carey Coles at Winterbourne Stoke, in 1908, has been 

 preserved by Mr. Wliite, and is now in the possession of 

 Mr. Carey Coles " (W.A.S N.H., XXXV., p. 508). At my 

 request Mr. E. A. Rawlence (who wrote the above note) took 

 this specimen to the British Museum, and on examination 

 by Mr. Ogilvie-Grant, it turned out to be an undoubted 

 Redshank.] 



Ivory-Gull {PagopMla ehurnea). — Mr. E. Cambridge 

 Phillips tells me that one was killed near Chipxsenham about 

 1840 and was the gem of the late Dr. Burly's collection at 

 Chippenliam. 



[Pomatorhine Skua [Stercorarius pomarinus). — ^Mr. H. W. 

 Robinson tells me that he saw a skua in a farmhouse near 

 Malmesbury (Common Wood, Sherstone, Malmesbury, Mr. S. 

 Brain is the farmer) which he took to be this bird. It was 

 shot there tA^enty or thirty years ago. As Mr. Robinson 

 was not quite certain of the identification from the glimpse 

 he got of it, I give the address in case anj^ reader might be 

 able to call and see the bird.] 



Long-tailed Skua [Stercorarius longicaudus). — Mr. J. 

 Ward (late of Blackland) tells me that one was picked up 

 dead at Calstone in May, 1881. On skinning it he found 

 shot marks in it. I have seen the bird in his collection. 



