NOTES AND QUERIES. 27 



Tukestan, &c, almost without exception old birds ; and, with a few 

 exceptions, come here from middle of May to end of July. This is 

 A fixed rule: — Sturnus roseus, 70 old, 5 young ; Turdus saxatilis, 5 old, 

 1 young ; Ruticilla mesoleuca, I old, no young ; Acrocephalus agricola, 

 1 old, no young; Saxicola morio, 2 old, no young; S. aurita, 2 old, no 

 young; S. deserti, 2 old, 1 young; Accentor alpinus, 5 old, no young; 

 Alauda pispoletta, 1 old, no young ; A. brachydactyla, 30 old, 1 young ; 

 A. leucopis, 2 old, no young ; A. tartarica, 2 old, no young ; Emberiza 

 carsia, 10 old, no young; E. pityornis, 1 old, no young; E. pyrrhuloides, 

 1 old, no young ; E. melanocephala, 12 old, 1 young ; Hirundo rufula, 

 1 old, no young ; Charadrius asiaticus, 1 old, 1 young ; C. fulvus, 2 old, 

 1 twelve months old, female ; Totanus stagnatilis, 1 old, no young. All 

 these, except the young birds, captured here from middle of May to near 

 end of July ; for dates, vide Vogelwarte. 



B. Eastern species, as far as Kamtschatka, during September to end of 

 November. Also fixed eule : — Emberiza pusilla, 16 old, 8 young ; 

 E. rustica, 8 old, 1 young ; E. aureola, 1 old, 2 young ; Turdus varius, 

 9 old, no young ; T. ruficollis, no old, 1 young ; T.fuscatus, no old, 1 young ; 

 Alauda alpestris, about f old ; Anthus richardi, about -§• old ; Sylvia super- 

 ciliosa, about \ old : &c. 



C. American birds : — Anthus ludovicianus, 2 old, no young ; Turdus 

 lividus, 1 old, no young; Tringa rufescens, 1 old, no young; Larus rossi, 

 1 old, no young; L. sabinii, no old, 2 young." 



In 'The Zoologist,' 1892, p. 391, line 20, dele "an"; p. 420, line 21, 

 for "as 100," read "in 100's". — John Cordeaux (Eaton Hall, Retford). 



Ring Ouzel in Scotland in winter.— On Dec. 9th I was presented 

 with a specimen of the Ring Ouzel, shot in an orchard not far from 

 Dumfries. The Ring Ouzels all leave us just about the time that the last 

 of the swallows go, and one individual staying so long at this period, when 

 the winter weather is upon us in full force, is very remarkable. The 

 circumstance is not, however, unprecedented in this part of Scotland, for 

 at least two similar instances are known. — Robert Service (Maxwelltown, 

 Dumfries). 



Supposed occurrence of Loxia leucoptera in Herts.— When out 

 shooting with a friend on Jan. 11th, L890, we got a bird which answers to 

 Montagu's American White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera). After 

 lunch we went into a little larch wood at the back of the keeper's cottage, 

 when we saw the crossbill swinging underneath a branch near the top of 

 one of the trees, and shot it, and did not notice any others. The stuffed 

 bird is in my possession. Another uncommon bird in this neighbourhood, 

 of which I have a specimen, is the Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitoi-), 



