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has occurred in England " ; but a second was procured at 

 Easington Holderness, 17th Sept., 1881, as recorded by Mr. W. 

 Eagle Clarke (Zool, 1881, p. 465) ; and a third at Elstree 

 Reservoir, on the borders of Middlesex and Hertfordshire, Nov. 

 19th, 1882, as mentioned by Lord Lilford (Zool. 1883, p. 33). 

 The Cirl Bunting, E. cirlus, has in several years been found 

 breeding in West Sussex, in the parish of Harting. 



There is some mistake in the reference made (p. 130) to 

 Bond's record of the Serin at Brighton, in April, 1870. On 

 turning to the volume and page indicated (Zool. 1884, p. 119), we 

 find no allusion to it. A curious mistake also occurs in the 

 opening sentence of the article on the Parrot Crossbill (p. 140), 

 where the author makes the statement that " this species was 

 formerly considered only a large variety of the Common Cross- 

 bill, but is now held to be distinct'.' The precise converse of this 

 is the case (cf. Saunders' * Manual,' p. 194). 



Under the head of Chough it would have been well to have 

 noted that at Dangstein, in West Sussex, Lady Dorothy Nevill 

 for many years kept Choughs, which were allowed complete liberty 

 and nested there (cf ' The Field,' 23rd and 30th Sept., and 7th 

 Oct., 1882). 



The Ravens of Uppark should have been noticed. They were 

 strictly protected, and bred there annually for many years, where 

 the present writer has often seen them. 



The breeding of the Hoopoe, Upupa epops, at Southwick, 

 near Shoreham (p. 168) is noteworthy. Several other instances 

 of the occurrence of this bird in Sussex might be mentioned in 

 addition to those noticed, the dates being April 19th, 24th, 

 and 27th. 



Treating of the Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Mr. Borrer 

 states (p. 174) that he is not aware that it has any local name 

 We have heard Sussex gamekeepers occasionally refer to it as the 

 " French Magpie." 



As to the introduction of the Red-legged Partridge into 

 Sussex, our author might have noted that in 1776 (as stated in 

 1 The Field ' of Jan. 27th, 1883) Sir Harry Fetherstonhaugh 

 imported a lot of eggs from France, and, from a correspondence 

 with his mother which has been preserved, it appears that several 

 coveys were reared within the walled gardens of Harting Place 

 and in the Park ; and, though the attempt to establish them there 



