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specimen " recorded from Winterbourne Stoke {W.A.d; N.H., 

 XXIV., p. 130) turns out to be a semi-albino Corn-Bunting ! 



Great Grey Shrike {Lanius e. excuhitor). — There is a 

 specimen shot at Wylye (no date) in the Blackmore Museum 

 at Salisbury. 



Waxwing (Ampelis garrulus). — ^A pair Avere seen and the 

 male was shot at Downton on Dec. 24th, 1903. It is now 

 in the Blackmore Museum {W.A.dk N.H., XXXIV., p. 340). 

 One was shot at Swmdon on Dec. 31st, 1913, vide cmtea, 

 p. 264. 



Pied Flycatcher {Muscicapa h. hypoleuca). — Frequently 

 reported on migration, usually in spring. 



Ring-Ouzel [Turdus t. torquatus). — Often on migration. 

 [A nest with eggs and young ■\A'as reported as having been 

 found near Marlborough in 1887, and another with eggs m 

 .1901 {M.C.N. H.) ; but I am told on good authority that the 

 second (and possibly also the first) of these records was 

 based on a partially white Blackbird.] 



Black Redstart {Phcenicurus o. gibr altar iensis). — ^Mr. J. G. 

 Millais tells me that he saw a fine adult male on the Downs 

 near Marlborough in the spring of 1881. A young male 

 was seen at Downton on March 13th, 1910 {W.A.<&;N.H., 

 XXXVI., p. 488, and Brit. B., III., p. 368). One was seen 

 near Britford on Nov. 6th, 1912 (Tf.^.cfc iV^.^., XXXVIIL, 

 p. 107. 



Dipper [Cindus c. britannicus). — Frequently reported in 

 winter. 



Hoopoe {Upupa e. epops). — One was seen near Marl- 

 borough m Dec, 1878 [M.C.N.H.) ; Dr. Hmton tells me 

 of one shot near Warminster in 1881 ; one was shot near 

 Trowbridge in April, 1909 {Devizes Gazette, May 3rd, and 

 Field, May 26th, 1900) ; Mr. J. Wild tells me that one was 

 seen at Lacock some years ago, and that one was shot at 

 FIddington about thirty years back. 



Little Owl {Athene n. noctua). — I have records of fourteen 

 since 1907 ; it is fast spreading into the countj^ 



Scops Owl {Otus s. scops). — There is a specimen in the 

 Devizes Museum (mounted on the head of a Ruff !) labelled 

 " Shot at Marlborough." 



Rough-legged Buzzard {Buteo I. lagopus). — " One Overton 

 1866 " {M.C.N.H.) ; a young male was traj)ped at Fonthill 

 at the end of Dec, 1884 {Field, Jan. 3rd, 1885) ; Mr. A. 



