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men of this somewhat uncertain visitor came into my possession in October last ; about 

 the same time a second was observed at Blakenham by Mr. H. Haward, of Bramford. 

 — F. W. Johnson; Ipswich, March 1, 1848. 



[A great number of these birds were observed passing in a south-easterly direction, 

 throughout southern counties, about the middle of October last. — E. NJ] 



Early Nesting of the Robin (Sylvia rubecula). — A nest of this species was built in 

 a shed belonging to H. G. Busby, Esq., of Moreton, in the marsh : it was found with 

 five eggs, in the second week of January last. Mr. Busby states, that either the in- 

 trusive visits of the curious, or the intensely cold weather that we had in the middle of 

 January, caused the robin to forsake her nest. — T. Goatley ; Chipping Norton, Febru- 

 ary 16, 1848. 



Enquiry respecting the Egg and Nest of the Thrush Nightingale (Sylvia Turdoides). 

 — Many of the readers of the ' Zoologist' would be much obliged to Mr. John Han- 

 cock if he would communicate, through the pages of that valuable journal, some ac- 

 count of the egg of the thrush nightingale, which he is stated to have obtained in 

 Northamptonshire. Of what material was the nest constructed? in what situation 

 was it placed ? in what locality was it found — wood, open country or hedgerow ? In 

 common with many others I shall feel much obliged for answers to these queries. — D. 

 C. Burlingham ; Lynn, 1 mo. 28, 1848. 



[The subject is one of great interest, and I hope Mr. Hancock will comply with 

 the request. — E. N.~] 



Occurrence of the Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrula) at Earsdon, Northum- 

 berland. — A pair of Bohemian waxwings, in very fine plumage, were shot near Ears- 

 don on the 8th instant. — T. J. Bold; 42, Bigg Market, Neivcastle-on-Tyne, February 

 19, 1848. 



Occurrence of the Bohemian Waxwing near Yarmouth. — I purchased yesterday, 

 in Leadenhall Market, a very fine specimen of the Bohemian waxwing, which had 

 been killed near Yarmouth on or about the 14th instant : it had been shot while 

 feeding on haws, three of which I found in its throat. — Richard Strangeways ; 70, 

 Chiswell Street, February 23, 1848. 



Occurrence of the Bohemian Waxwing in Suffolk. — Several specimens of this rare 

 bird have been observed in the neighbourhood of Ipswich within the last few weeks : 

 seven of them have been procured. — F. W. Johnson ; Ipswich, March 1, 1848. 



[Numerous instances of this occasional visitor have occurred during the winter ; 

 always, however, near the eastern coast. — E. iV.] 



Extreme abundance of the Mealy Redpole (Fringilla canescens) near Ipswich. — The 

 mealy redpole has been extremely abundant in the vicinity of Ipswich during the au- 

 tumn and winter, associating with siskins : the common redpole has been at the same 

 time unusually scarce ; out of nearly fifty specimens killed or taken alive only one 

 was of the commoner species. — Id. 



Scientific dictum of Dr. Johnson respecting Swallows. — " Swallows certainly do 

 sleep all the winter. A number of them conglobulate together by flying round and round, 

 and then all in a heap throwing themselves under water, and lie in the bed of a river." — 

 Boswell's Life of Johnson. 



On the supposed Occurrence of Turkeys' Bones at Lough Gur. — I wish, through the 

 medium of your pages, to call the attention of your correspondent, Mr. Glennon, to a 

 statement made by him in his paper on the extinct deer and other animals, the bones 

 of which were found at Loch Gur, in the county of Limerick (Zool. 1589), which 



