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still in the nest. In the issue for the following week (p. 191) 

 Mr. P. F. Bunyard relates that he has heard from the keeper 

 in question, who states that he picked up the bird on 

 January 6th. Mr. H. Noble recorded {antea, Vol. III., 

 p. 302) young birds nearly fledged in Norfolk on January 

 I2th, 1910. 



Richard's Pipit in Midlothian. — An example of 

 Anthus r. richardi is reported {Scot. Nat., 1914, p. 19) by 

 Mr. M. R. Tomlinson to have been picked up (injured 

 apparently by telephone wires) on December 6th, 1913, 

 at Musselburgh. 



Supposed Yellow-browed Warbler in Kirkcud- 

 brightshire. — ^Mr. J. Bartholomew reports {Scot. Nat, 1914, 

 p. 20) that on October 15th, 1913, he saw, near Black- 

 mark Burn, a bird of the size of a Goldcrest with a " most 

 distinct light-coloured stripe over its eyes." This, he feels 

 certain by examination of specimens, was an example of 

 Phylloscopus superciliosus, but without further details we 

 think the identification must remain doubtful. 



Cuckoo's eggs in nests of House-Sparrow. — ^With 

 reference to Mr. Massey's note on this subject {supra, 

 p. 264), Mr. F. W. Peaples informs us that the two Cuckoo's- 

 eggs found by him in Sparrows' nests in 1908 and 1909 

 were precisely similar in type, and were, Mr. Peaples 

 considers, the product of a bird which had frequented the 

 locality for several seasons and usually laid in nests of 

 Meadow-Pipits. The latter species was sparsely distributed 

 in the district m 1908 and 1909. 



Sparrow-Hawk and Mistle-Thrush at Baera. — ^The 

 Puchess of Bedford reports {Scot. Nat., 1914, p. 21) having 

 seen a single Accipiter nisus on November 8th, 1913, at 

 Barra. This appears to be the first authentic instance 

 of the bird's occurrence in the . Outer Hebrides. On 

 November 14th her G-race saw a specimen of Turdus 

 viscivorus which remained for several days. This bird has 

 bred for the last ten years or so at Stornoway, but was 

 formerly unknown in the Outer Hebrides. 



Cormorant's mode of progression under water. — ^A 

 lengthy discussion has been proceeding in the Field 

 (November 1913 to January 1914) as to whether the Cor- 

 morant uses its wings under water. Good evidence is 

 brought forward by several writers that the bird some- 

 times (especially when it is turning sharply or is closely 

 pursued) makes use of its half-opened wings. 



