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death of the last Kuff seen in Leicestershire, where one was shot 

 at Saddington Keservoir, in August, 1887. 



One of the most interesting notes in the present volume 

 relates to the occurrence of the Bearded Titmouse at the back- 

 water, Bede House Meadows, Leicester, in November, 1870 ; in 

 the reed-beds under the Castle, Leicester, in 1876-77 ; and at 

 Groby Pool, in July, 1883. From reports which reach us from 

 time to time of the appearance of this little bird in small parties, 

 in localities far removed from the great reed-beds of the Eastern 

 Counties (generally regarded as its proper home), it would seem 

 that, like the Long-tailed Titmouse, this species, as soon as the 

 young are full-fledged and able to accompany their parents, 

 quits its breeding-haunts and wanders away in little family 

 parties, being sometimes met with in the most unexpected 

 situations, as, for example, in such localities as those above 

 mentioned. 



Mr. Browne is to be congratulated upon the completion of 

 his work, which, if not quite so satisfactory as it might have 

 been, will doubtless be the means of instructing many residents 

 in his county, and of encouraging there, and elsewhere, a taste 

 for out-door observation. 



A Tabulated List and Description of the Birds of East Kent : 

 tvith Anecdotes and an account of their Haunts. By George 

 Dowker, F.G.S. 8vo, pp. 42. London : Gurney and 

 Jackson. 1889. 



Although it can hardly be termed a book, this separately 

 printed pamphlet of forty-two pages deserves notice as of interest 

 doubtless to many of our readers. We regret to say it is very 

 imperfect. Perhaps this is not to be wondered at when we learn 

 from the Preface that the author's " chief guides " have been 

 Jenyns' 'Manual of British Vertebrate Animals,' Macgillivray's 

 'British Birds,' and the second edition of ' Yarrell ' — all good 

 enough books, no doubt, half a century ago, but surely Ornithology 

 has not stood still ever since ! Mr. Dowker seems to be quite 

 unaware of the existence of Mr. Pemberton Bartlett's paper in 

 1 The Zoologist ' on the birds of Kent, and the same writer's 

 notes on the nesting of the Golden Oriole in that county ; and 



