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also remarks, " The peregrine of the cliffs of Mount Taurus is smaller than the Eng- 

 lish peregrine, but more beautifully variegated in plumage. It is known as the ' Bar- 

 bary falcon.' It is generally kept in the East by rich men, who can afford to have one 

 man, or even two men, for each bird. The hand of the falconer should be its only 

 perch. Thus treated, its natural wildness is conquered and it may be brought to take 

 anything, although it is generally kept to protect the doghan (goshawk) from the at- 

 tacks of its natural enemies, the eagle and vulture." I hope that the interest which 

 must attach to this very curious subject, will be considered a sufficient apology for 

 my requesting insertion of these extracts in the ' Zoologist.' — J. H. Gurney, Easton, 

 Norfolk, August 26, 1853. 



Occurrence of the Hobby (Falco subbuteo, Linn.) near Newcastle-on-Tyne. — A male 

 hobby was shot on our town-moor on the 25th of July last, and is now in the collec- 

 tion of Mr. Geo. Balmer : another was seen and fired at, but without success. This, 

 I believe, is the second example that has been obtained in this district, one having 

 been killed by a boy with a stone, near Tynemouth, about the year 1838, and was in 

 the possession of the late James Archbold, Esq. — Thos. John Bold ; Bigg Market, 

 Newcastle-on-Tyne, August 15, 1853. 



Occurrence of the Hawfinch and Brambling at Selborne. — On Tuesday last I saw 

 the hawfinch at Selborne. This is the third time I have seen it within the last six 

 years, and it is well known to occur there occasionally. One of our farmers has two 

 preserved, which were killed in my grounds. I have a beautiful brambling finch, 

 which was taken at Selborne last winter. — Thos. Bell ; 1 7, New Broad Street, July 

 18, 1853. 



Note on the occurrence of the Rose-coloured Pastor (Pastor roseus) near Norwich. — 

 I understand that a fine adult male bird of the above beautiful species was procured a 

 few miles from Norwich in the course of last week. — J. H. Gurney ; Easton, Norfolk, 

 August 26, 1853. 



Occurrence of the Dotterel (Charadrius Morinellus) near Dorchester. — This pretty 

 bird seems more plentiful than usual in our neighbourhood this year. Last Monday, 

 the 29th of August, two were shot by a gentleman, one in my presence, on the sea- 

 shore at Church-hope Bay, in the Isle of Portland, and another on his way from thence 

 to Weymouth, upon the Small-mouth Sands : I also saw another on that day. Both 

 of those shot were young birds, in good condition, and very sweetly plumaged. — John 

 Garland ; Dorchester, September 2, 1853. 



Occurrence of Temminck^s Stint (Tringa Temminckii) near Penzance. — Temminck's 

 stint appears to be by no means a rare bird in the salt marshes in this neighbourhood, 

 during the autumnal migratory movement. On Saturday last I observed one flushed 

 by the train passing over the Marazion Marsh ; it rose and dropped precisely like a 

 Jack snipe, and might have been mistaken for it, but for its smaller size. Three spe- 

 cimens were obtained from the same locality a few days since by Mr. Vingoe, and he 

 observed at the same time a flock of at least a dozen. Independently of the differ- 

 ence in the length of the tarsus, Mr. Vingoe tells me that he can invariably distinguish 

 this species from the little stint (Tringa minuta) by its call-note, which resembles more 

 that of the common cricket, whereas the note of the little stint is like its own name, — 

 " Stint, Stint.'' — Edward Hearle Rodd ; Penzance, August 26, 1853. 



