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strike, the man fired at it and injured the tendon,as you perceive. 
Being thus disabled it was carried by the wind (which was blowing 
tolerably hard at the time) out of a direct line from its prey; and 
the Heron seeing his opportunity, availed himself of it and took 
to wing.” 
Though quite winged, this bird lived some years in con- 
finement. 
Rock DOVE. 
Mr. Bailey tells me that, in the winter of 1870-1, hundreds 
of Rock Doves were picked up on the rocks at Flamborough 
Head dead through stress of weather, and I certainly saw 
very few when I was there the summer following. Another 
observer adds that some people make a practice of netting 
them, as they can get a great price from pigeon-shooters for 
them, but that those who want them for the “ pot” generally 
shoot them by lying up at the fresh-water springs which go 
over the rocks. They come inland most when the corn is 
cut and the seed is sown. Tons and tons of their dung have 
in former years been taken out of a large cavern, called 
Bempton Pigeon-cote. 
OYSTERCATCHER. 
I never but once saw a “pied Oystercatcher”—as some 
people term them—which really was pied. It was shot at 
Tees-mouth, and was for some time in my possession. 
Mr. F. Bond has or had an Oystercatcher with the white 
neck ring going quite round. This is unusual, but I have 
seen one in Leadenhall in which the same mark, though not 
so far continued, was an inch in depth. 
SHRIKE AND GOLDEN ORIOLE. 
I possess a dilapidated and tail-less specimen of a hen 
