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years ago I first heard the name used bj a fishmonger when he offered me 

 a Sheldrake for sale. — C. B. Horsbrugh (Richmond Hill, Bath). 



[In Dr. Bowdler Sharpe's ■ Handbook of the Birds of Great Britain ' 

 will be found an observation by Mr. W. E. de Winton, " that in South 

 Wales the local names for this species are ' Perreuet ' and * St. George's 

 Duck."'— Ed.] 



Fork-tailed Petrel in East Suffolk. — A specimen of this bird was 

 picked up on the ground alive, but quite exhausted, not far from the pier at 

 Lowestoft, on Oct. 4th, and received by me in the flesh a few days later. 

 It was in very good condition. — Julian G. Tuck (Tostock Rectory, Bury 

 St. Edmunds, Suffolk). 



Nesting of the Great Northern and Black-throated Divers in Shet- 

 land. — At the request of Mr. 0. V. Aplin {ante p. 425), I give below the 

 extract from my note-book recording the finding of the eggs of Colymbus 

 glacialis. I was under the impression that this species had been proved to 

 have bred in the British Islands. The resident who gave me the locality 

 said he had found them there some years ago, and had then taken their 

 eggs. I have written to him to supply, if possible, the date, and also par- 

 ticulars of the finding of the Black-throated Diver breeding, but for 

 obvious reasons I do not care, nor have I permission, to publish his name. 

 The note, made on the spot, is as follows: — "June 2nd. Started for 

 walk over the hills towards Clouster. After going about seven miles I 

 came across a fair-sized loch, seemingly miles from any habitation, and on 

 glassing it I saw a Diver swimming near the shore. Creeping cautiously 

 nearer, I came to about seventy yards from the place, when up got a 

 couple of Great Northern Divers. Their heavy and laboured flight 

 reminded me greatly of that of the Shag. I had my glass on them, so at 

 once distinguished them before finding the eggs. They were placed on the 

 summit of a slight grassy slope, and were about six feet from the water, the 

 grass being merely flattened for their reception. The intervening track, 

 mentioned as usually being found, was wanting in this case ; but no doubt 

 this may be accounted for by the eggs being only slightly incubated. I lay 

 in wait for an hour, but the birds showed no signs of returning ; and next 

 day I had to leave the neighbourhood." The dimensions of the eggs are 

 3-80 x 2-15 and 3*55 x 2'15. — Bernard A. E. Buttress (Hendon, 

 Middlesex). 



P.S. — The following is the reply which I have received from the resi- 

 dent in Shetland. It will be noticed he bears out my statement (made in 

 my list of birds observed) that the Common Tern is there : — " Oct. 10th, 

 1897. Great Northern Diver's eggs I took several times previous to 1880. 

 After 1883 I was absent three years, and on my return I found sad havoc 



