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simply in a little hollow scratched out at the foot, and under the shelter of, a small 

 bush. — J. H. Gurnet/ ; Eastern, Norfolk, May 15, 1 852. 



Occurrence of the Black Redstart near Oxford. — I this day bought a very fine male 

 specimen of the black redstart {Phcenicura Tithys), which was killed last Sunday some- 

 where near Oxford. — T. L. Powys ; Christ Church, Oxford, March 24, 1852. 



Occurrence of the Black Redstart in Sussex. — Whilst on a visit at Ralton, near 

 Eastbourne, last week, a beautiful specimen of the black redstart was brought to me, 

 which had been shot near the house. It is now in my collection. — George S. Frede- 

 rick ; 11, Charles Street, Westbourne Terrace, April 27, 1852. 



Occurrence of the Thrush Nightingale (Sylvia turdoides) near Dartford, in Kent. — 

 A fine male specimen of this extremely rare British bird was shot near Dartford, on 

 Saturday, the 8th instant, by a man who took it for a nightingale. I had an opportu- 

 nity of examining the bird in a fresh state, through the kindness of Mr. Green, the 

 Naturalist, 1, East Road, City Road, who has the skin for disposal. — Edward Newman. 



Occurrence of the Ortolan (Emberiza hortulana) on the Sussex Coast. — I beg to 

 inform you that a fine male specimen of the ortolan bunting was shot on tbe morning 

 of the 27th instant, withiu a few yards of the turnpike gate between Lancing and 

 Worthing, and is now in my possession. When first observed it was seeking food on 

 a bank by the road-side, and would have escaped notice had it not been for its strange 

 note when disturbed. On examining the body after it was skinned, I found that it 

 was by no means fat, but nevertheless plump, and contained almost exclusively the 

 remains of small beetles, principally Curculios. This is, I believe, the first instance 

 of its occurrence in this county recorded in the pages of the ' Zoologist;' in the last 

 case mentioned by Yarrell the bird was shot at the end of April, 1841, whilst sitting 

 on the railway viaduct at Brighton, being exactly at the same time of the year, and 

 almost in the same locality, as in the present instance. — /. W. Stephenson ; 2, Loudoun 

 Place, North Brixton, April 29, 1852. 



Occurrence of the Hoopoe in Sussex. — I beg to send you the following account of 

 several hoopoes which have been obtained within the last fortnight, near Eastbourne, 

 Sussex. The unusual circumstance of so many of this species being met with in the 

 spring, arises most likely from the prevalence of the easterly wind. On the 19th of 

 April a female was shot at Ralton, near Eastbourne, by Freeman Thomas, Esq., which 

 was brought to me in the flesh, and is now in my collection. On the following day I 

 saw another female bird, which was shot near Hailsham, in Sussex. And this morn- 

 ing I received a letter from Mr. Thomas, of which the following is an extract : — 

 " Since you left a flight of hoopoes seems to have arrived. I send you two more spe- 

 cimens, shot by Vine, while quietly feeding in his grass-field, and another was seen. 

 The whip, when out with the hounds on Saturday, April 24, saw two more on the 

 Downs." — Geo. S. Frederick ; 1 I, Charles Street, Westbourne Terrace, April 27, 1852. 



Occurrence of the Black Grous (Tetrao Tetrix) near Lynn. — A fine female was shot 

 at Clenchwarton, near this town, about the last week in April. — E. L. King ; Lynn, 

 Norfolk, May, 1852. 



Occurrence of the Ring Dotterel (Charadrius Hiaticula) near Oxford. — Two ring 

 dotterels were observed on the banks of the Isis, in Port Meadow, near Oxford, a few 

 days since. I only mention this because I do not recollect having heard of this bird 

 so far inland before. — T.L. Powys ; Christ Church, Oxford, March 24, 1852. 



Occurrence of the White Stork near Yarmouth. — A white stork, an adult male, was 

 killed on Brcydon, near Yarmouth, about the 15th of March. Another was said to 



