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and noted that it commenced to sing in February and continued its 

 song until April and May, resuming it again in August until 

 December. The Cirl Eunting was much, less common around him 

 at Pursdon in 18SG than it had been in the previous year, owing to 

 a severe intervening winter. It is marked as occurring at Rousdon. 



Snow-Bunting (p. 77). — Has been obtained at Kousdon. Mr. E. A. S. 

 Elliot shot an adult male in a turnip-licld close to Bolt Head on 

 9th October, 1S91, 



Rose-coloured Pastor (p. 81). — This bird, according to Mr. Mansel- 

 Plcydell, is an irregular autumnal visitor to Dorsetshire, where the 

 specimens obtained are mostly in immature plumage. 



[Red-winged Starling (Arjekeus phoenkeus (Linn.)). — This well- 

 known Aujcrican bird has occurred about a dozen times in the United 

 Kingdom, and has been said to have been obtained in jS^orth Devon, 

 but we have never seen any specimen from the county. However, 

 one was ceitainlj^ captured at the Xash Lighthouse on the opposite 

 side of the Bristol Channel on 27th October, 188(3, at 3 a.m. One 

 was also shot at Swanpool, near Ealmouth, in August 1881 (Zool. 

 1881, p. 38-1.] 



Jay (p. 8(5). — In April 1853 we saw a Jay struck down by a Sparrow- 

 Hawk, but it recovered and escaped. 



Magpie (p. 87). — We observed a pair of Magpies nesting at Exmouth as 

 early in the year as February in 1890. The late Mr. F. W, L. lloss, 

 of Topsham, possessed a very tame Magpie for many years which he 

 kept in his garden. Somehow or other it managed to break off its 

 lower mandible close to the head, and ilr. Ross, having carefully 

 modelled a substitute out of very hard wood, riveted it on to the 

 stump with brass wire. The Magpie seemed none the worse for the 

 operation, and not in the least incommoded, but ate and talked as 

 well as ever, and when we saw it in March 18.33, appeared in 

 perfect health. The artificial mandible was so well made that it 

 could hardly be detected. 



Rook (p. 93). — Everyone who has lived near a Ilookery must bo 

 acciuiiinted Avith the fact that in the night, when the moon is 

 bright, the Hooks are liable to sudden panics, dashing off from the 

 trees with piercing shrieks very detrimental to sleep. We attribute 

 these alarms to Owls passing near the Kookery ; a Hawk Hying past 

 in the daytime produces similar commotion. 



Raven (p. 90). — Lord Portsmouth has kindly informed us that Havens 

 used to build in some old oaks in the Deer Park at Eggesford until 

 Avithin a few years. We learii from Mr. O. Grcig that a pair of 

 Kavens came to the neighbourhood of Holsworthy in the autumn of 

 1891 ; he had also seen Havens at Budo and Morwcnstowc. 



Shore-Lark (]>. 104). — We have omifted to record two Sliore-Lnrks 

 lliul were shot in the parish of St. Merryn, not far from I'adatow 



