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have been shot in and near Wallharastow, on the borders of Epping Forest. — Henry 

 Barclay ; Leyton, Essex. 



Occurrence of the Waxwing at Piddinghoe. — A beautiful specimen of this rare 

 bird was sbot at the above place last week. It is uninjured, and is now in the posses- 

 sion of a gentleman in this town. — J. B. Ellman; Lewes, February 1, 1850. 



Occurrence of the Waxwing in Norfolk. — Several specimens of the Bohemian 

 waxwing have occurred in Norfolk during the past month. As many as twenty-two 

 have been sent for preservation to the Norwich bird-stuffers. — /. H. Gurney ; Easton, 

 Norfolk, February 1, 1850. 



Occurrence of the Waxwing near Worcester. — A very good specimen (a young 

 male) of tins bird was killed at the village of Ombersley, near here, a few days ago : 

 I believe it is above sixteen years since one of this bird was seen in this county. — 

 Martin Curtler ; Bevere House, near Worcester, January 24, 1850. 



Occurrence of the Waxwing at Newhaven, Sussex. — Two specimens of this very 

 scarce bird have been obtained at the above place during the last month. — J. B. 

 Ellman; Lewes, February 1, 1850. 



Occurrence of the Waxwing at Pevensey, Sussex. — Two specimens of this very 

 scarce bird have been obtained at the above place during the past week. — Id. 



Occurrence of the Waxwing near Preston. — Several specimens of this rare visitant 

 have been killed in this neighbourhood during the past month. I heard of five being 

 killed on the 27lh of January; there were six of them in company, feeding upon haw- 

 thorn-berries, near Freckleton : the fortunate sportsman was Mr. W. Cook. — James 

 B. Hodgkinson ; 12, Friday Street, Preston. 



Occurrence of the Waxwing near Penzance. — As the late severe frost may possibly 

 have brought several of our rarer British bi' ds to observation, and as it may be inte- 

 resting to record the different localities where they may have been observed, I beg to 

 say that I saw a specimen of the chatterer which had been killed about a mile west- 

 ward from this town during the last week : it was in beautiful plumage, with fine wax- 

 like appendages. — Edward Hearle Rodd ; Penzance, January 21, 1850. 



Occurrence of the Waxwing near Stockton-on-Tees. — Four were shot at Ay ton (about 

 ten miles south of Stockton), on January 17tb, 1850 ; and during the same week, two 

 at Normanby (seven miles east), one at Wilton (four miles south-west), one at Norton 

 (two miles north), and I have heard of some others having been observed in the 

 neighbourhood, the exact particulars of whose capture 1 have not been able to ascer- 

 tain. Though the winter has been severe, the waxwing is the only rare visitant that 

 has occurred ; there was during the storm a considerable number of hoopoes about the 

 Tees' mouth, several of which were shot. — John Grey; Stockton-on-Tees, February 

 8, 1850. 



Occurrence of the Waxwing near Godalming. — A female specimen of the waxwing 

 was shot at Hambledon on the 8th of January, and is now in the possession of 

 F. Yate, Esq., of this town. — J. D. Salmon; Godalming, February 9, 1849. 



Occurrence of the Waxwing in Northumberland and Durham. — During the severe 

 weather in January last, we were visited by great numbers of the Bohemian waxwing. 

 Specimens have been killed at Kelso, Belford, Hexham, Minstcracres, Prudhoe, Hed- 

 don-on-the-Wall, Eachwick, Ponteland, Jesmond, Carrshill, Ravensworth, Winlaton- 

 Mill, and near Durham. I am informed that several specimens, shot in Westmoreland, 

 have been sent here for preservation. — T. J. Bold ; 42, Bigg Market, Newcastle-on- 

 Tyne, February 8, 1850. 



