56 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Lilford. The White Chaffinch, previously mentioned, is still 

 haunting our pleasure grounds. 



7th. I saw the first Fieldfares of the season flying over the 

 house at Lilford. 



1 2th. First report for the season of Grey Crow near Lilford. 



13th. My nephew reports myriads of Wood Pigeons in our 

 home plantations. 



1 7th. First report of Woodcocks for the season: one shot 

 upon the Aldwincle manor ; another killed by telegraph wires on 

 the L. & N. W. Railway, near Wigsthorpe. 



18th. Three Wigeon, the first of the season on our decoy. 



24th. I received from Mr. W. Tomalin, a Quail in the flesh, 

 picked up, as he informed me, under telegraph wires in St. Giles's 

 Square, Northampton, yesterday ; he also announced that another 

 of these birds had been shot recently at Hackleton. 



26th. The falconer reports a considerable passage of Sky 

 Larks to the south-west, along our river's side. 



30th. Capt. F. A. Irby told me of seeing thousands of Field- 

 fares about a spinney close to Aldwincle. The decoy-man tells 

 of a solitary Golden Plover seen to-day ; the first of the season. 



November. 



6th. A Water Rail, the first of the season, seen at the decoy. 



14th. The falconer killed a very fine "pair of Wigeon, from a 

 bunch of five, on one of our home-ponds. 



15th. I received from Mr. H. Beauford, of Sudborough, a 

 very clean specimen of the Forked-tailed Petrel in the flesh, that 

 was picked up at Lyveden, on 13th inst. 



16th. I heard from Lady Knightley that, on September 15th 

 ult., she saw a large Hawk in her garden at Fawsley, with a small 

 bird in its talons ; her belief that this Hawk was a male Hen 

 Harrier is almost positively proved by the description that she 

 was good enough to send to me. 



21st. A Whimbrel was identified by the decoy-man near 

 Thrapston. 



22. A Jack Snipe killed near Wadenhoe : this is the first 

 occurrence that has come to my knowledge this season in our 

 neighbourhood, and nearly two months later than the average 

 date of first appearance here ; but Snipes are exceptionally scarce 

 hereabouts this year. 



