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any gale to drive it out of its course, the force of wind in this district not 

 exceeding 8, i. e., a wholesale breeze. At the same time I should tell you 

 that I hear this morning of " many young Kittiwakes and Eazorbills 

 having been found dead or dying on our north coast during the last two 

 weeks of February," which would seem to indicate the presence of severe 

 weather somewhere in the North Sea. — E. W. Dowell (Dunton Vicarage, 

 Fakenham, Norfolk). 



Birds flying against Window-panes. — The circumstance which Mr. 

 Oxenden-Hammond mentions (p. 108) of birds killing themselves against 

 house-windows is of constant occurrence here ; during the summer time, 

 I might safely say, of weekly occurrence, and I may add the Bullfinch and 

 the female Sparrowhawk to Mr. Oxenden-Hammond's list, from my 

 personal observation. The windows which are so fatal to birds in this 

 house are the large plate-glass windows of one of the drawing-rooms, with a 

 south aspect. It is only fair to the birds, however, to add that on one 

 occasion a middle-aged gentleman attempted to perform the same feat, with 

 the difference of doing it from within instead of from without, and I am 

 glad to say that the strength of his neck and skull prevented the effects 

 being so fatal, though I have no doubt the experience was sufficiently 

 disagreeable. — E. W. Harcourt (Nuneham Park, Abingdon). 



Eared Grebe in Co. Waterford. — On Feb. 22nd I obtained from a 

 man who had just shot it for me, on Dungarvan Bay, a fine specimen of 

 this very rare species in Ireland, which I have sent to the Museum of 

 Science and Art, Dublin. This, with the Long-tailed Duck (p. 103), and 

 the Redstart (Zool. 1889, p. 455), makes three new species which have 

 been lately added to the Co. Waterford list. The Eared Grebe is very 

 much rarer in Ireland than the Sclavonian Grebe, which I have obtained 

 both from the coast and from an inland lake in King's County. — R. J. 

 Ussher (Cappagh, Lismore). 



Golden Oriole in Surrey : Honey Buzzard in Sussex. — During the 

 last four years I have repeatedly seen a pair of Golden Orioles about here, 

 and have no doubt they have been breeding. A friend of mine shot a 

 Honey Buzzard close to East Grinstead last year. Nightjars are very 

 common indeed around Bellaggio and East Grinstead, and especially 

 Warlingham. — M. Burr (Bellagio, Surrey). 



Wheatear in North Lincolnshire in March.— On March 23rd I saw 

 a Wheatear, still in winter plumage, in this parish. This is the earliest 

 arrival I have ever noticed. Mr. Cordeaux, in his ' Birds of the Humber 

 District, states that he has only twice observed this bird in March, namely, 

 in 1867 on the 30th, and in 1871 on the 28th of the month. It was 

 flitting about on the Humber " fitties," only a few yards in front of him ; 



