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made a noise with two stones, and also whistled loudly, but he apparently 

 never heard the loud sound, and continued to feed. On emerging from 

 my place of concealment, he happened to espy me and rose at once, as 

 usual, emitting no vocal sound. The bird was dull of plumage, hut 

 apparently in good condition. Among the Pheasants in this wood were 

 two splendidly plumaged cocks, with white rings round their necks ; also a 

 cock of a light fawn colour. 



Ornithological Notes. By George Bolam, Berwick. 



Spotted Eagle, Aquila nee via (OmelinJ. 

 A beautiful Spotted Eagle, which according to Mr Hancock is referable 

 to the true Indian form (A. ncevia) was shot by Mr Lionel Finlay, game- 

 keeper to Mrs Cresswell of Cresswell, in a wood upon the banks of the 

 Lyne near that place, on 31st October, 1885. It is a bird of the year, and 

 was preserved and set up by Mr Duncan of Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-on- 

 Tyne, in whose possession I had the pleasure of seeing it a short time after 

 it was killed. In expanse of wings it measured 5 feet 7 inches ; in total 

 length, 28 inches ; and from tip of wing to carpal joint, 20§ inches. In 

 colour it is of a deep rich brown conspicuously spotted with creamy white, 

 iris hazel, cere yellow. It came into the possession of Mrs Cresswell, and 

 was, I believe, taken up to London. This is the first time the Spotted Eagle 

 (under which name two sub-species or races are included) has been noticed 

 in any of the Border counties, and it is an interesting addition to the 

 avi-fauna of Northumberland. 



Ring-ouzel, Turdus torquatus (Linneeus). 

 Apropos of my notice (Proceedings, vol. X., p. 388) of an example of 

 this species having been seen near Wooler in December 1883 ; and in view 

 of the rarity of its remaining in this country through the winter, I may 

 mention that a specimen, in adult winter plumage, was caught in a rabbit 

 trap upon the Rock estate in Northumberland, on 1st November, 1885. 



Shore-Lark, Otocorys alpestris (Linixmus). 

 On 12th December, 1885, my brother observed a Shore-lark, in company 

 with some of the common species, upon a stubble field on the sea-coast 

 about a mile north of Berwick. It was in the full adult plumage. The 

 Shore-lark is a rare winter visitor. I have one or two other instances of 

 its appearance in the district within the last few years. 



Fulmar Petrel, Fulmarus glacialis (Linnaeus) . 



The Alnwick Gazette of 27th February, 188G, records that one was picked 



up dead on the sands at Aln mouth on the 20th of that month. It was a 



female and in very poor condition, having suffered an injury to the bill 



which might prevent its swallowing food, and so had died from starvation. 



