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to have had such a bird. We did not see it again, but that is not to be 

 wondered at, as just at that time some "sporting" biped was regularly 

 shooting birds every morning, and if my rara avis did not fall a victim to his 

 gun, in all probability it would be frightened away. I think as this bird is 

 so rare a visitant to this country it behoves me to inform the ornithological 

 world of this instance. Perhaps you will insert my communication in the 

 Ornithologist, and I shall be delighted to receive any information as to 

 whether this bird has been seen elsewhere in this country this year. I was 

 wildly excited about it for several months, and am more so now I have 

 reasonable grounds for believing I have at last succeeded in giving it " a 

 local habitation and a name.'' — Frederick R. Taylor (Birch Fold Cottage, 

 Fallowfield, near Manchester). 



The late John Wolley. — John Wolley — a hero to all oblogists — died 

 on November 20th, 1859. An obituary notice written shortly after his 

 death contained the following: — "His vast collection of eggs has been 

 handed over to Mr. Alfred Newton, whose intention it is to publish a 

 full catalogue of the treasures it contains as a Jilting memorial of him who 

 formed it " (the italics are mine). And in the Ibis for 1860 (the publica- 

 tion is not at hand, but the following is believed to be verbatim): — "The 

 sale of a portion of the duplicate eggs from the collection of the late John 

 Wolley took place at Stevens' Rooms on the 30th and 31st May last ; 376 



lots made £329 5s. 6d The proceeds of the sale are to be 



applied to the publication of Wolley's Notes, which will be edited by Mr. 

 Alfred Newton, and will form a catalogue of the collection as now in the 

 possession of the gentleman last-named. This work, the ' Ootheca 

 Wolleyana,' cannot fail to prove of great interest to all naturalists, and 

 will, we hope, make its appearance in the course of a year." This was 

 written in 1860. Four years later the first part of the " Ootheca Wolleyana " 

 was published, and now in 1896, an interval of thirty-two years, we are vainly 

 awaiting the completion of the "fitting memorial" by him who inherited 

 the treasures. Alas ! poor Wolley. You deserved a better fate. — W. J. 

 Horn (Hinckley), Oct. 11th, 1896. 



"The Birds of the Haven." — It would be interesting to know what 

 species of bird the author of the paper on "The Birds of the Haven" 

 meant by "the Dotterel," which, as well as the Ringed Plover, is, he 

 says, "usually resident throughout the year" in the locality he was 

 treating of. The Dotterel of British ornithology (Eudromias morinellus) is 

 certainly not resident on the Hampshire coast. — O. V. Aplin. 



The White Wagtail.— On August 29th, this year, I saw two 

 White Wagtails (Motacilla alba) near Lake Talyllyn in North Wales. There 



