Yol. I. OCTOBER, 1896. No. 8. 



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ORNITHOLOGIST: 



A MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF 



ORNITHOLOGY AND OOLOGY. 



EDITED BY 



H. K. SWANN, 



With the assistance of 



J. Whitaker, F.Z.S. 

 O. V. Aplin, F.L.S. 

 F. B. Whitlock. 



W. RUSKIN BUTTERFIELD. 



W. Hy. Heathcote, F.L.S. 

 G.E. H. Barrett-Hamilton 

 (Ireland). 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



The Stormy Petrel at Home, Robert Godfrey ... ... .. ... 149 



The Birds of the Haven, G. Moir ... ... .. ... ... .. 152 



Nesting Habits of the Willow- Warbler and Chiffchaff, H. S. Davenport, 



W. J, Horn, and The Editor ... ... ... ... ... ... 155 



In Quest of the Erne, Robert Godfrey ... ... ... ... ... 160 



Observations and Queries : — Broad-billed Sandpiper in Kent, L. A. 

 Curtis Edwards ; White Sand Martin, T. L. Johnston ; Nesting 

 Economy of the Green Woodpecker, W. J. Horn, 0. V. Aplin, 

 F.L.S., and H. S. Davenport ; Breeding Habits of the Sparrow- 

 hawk, F. B. Whitlock 163 



Notes and News 166 



Additions to Zoological Society's Collection 167 



Books, &c, Received 168 



To Correspondents 168 



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