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2-39 a.m., May 11th, 1893, Edinburgh; 2.16 a.m., May 24th, 1893, 

 Edinburgh, 1.59 a.m., June 3rd, 1893, East Lothian ; 1.45 a.m., June 

 2nd, 1894, East Lothian. 



This last entry records the time at which the birds begin their uninter- 

 rupted singing. From ten to twelve o'clock I had put up Larks frequently, 

 but always in silence. At 12.16 midnight I heard the first Lark singing, 

 not continuously from one spot, but giving snatches of his song as he flew ; 

 this method of song, resembling, however, the calling of the flocks in 

 winter flight rather than real singing, continued for some time, and silence 

 again ensued. The first bird to call, disturbed from my feet, rose at 12.38, 

 and gave several notes as it mounted, but the real continued music of the 

 Larks, as a whole, did not begin till 1.45 a.m. 



Crow, Corvus corone. — 2.48 a.m., June 15th, 1893, Fife. This refers to 

 a bird calling without being disturbed by my presence. Such an explanation 

 is necessary, as the Crow, like a number of other species, will sometimes call 

 when disturbed by a midnight wanderer in its haunts. 



Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus. — Earliest, 2.5 a.m., May 23rd, 1895, Lomond 

 Hills, Fife. — Robert Godfrey (46, Cumberland Street, Edinburgh). 



Notes from Scarborough. — The season so far, owing probably to the 

 unusually mild weather, has been very unproductive in ornithological occur- 

 rences of sufficient interest to be worthy of note. A few Curlew Sandpipers 

 were obtained on the coast during August ; all that I saw were young birds. 

 Early in September a Green Sandpiper was shot at Folkton, near Scar- 

 borough, and brought to me. It was one of a pair, the other escaping. On 

 Nov. 2nd I had brought in a beautiful adult Spotted Crake, alive and 

 uninjured. It had flown into some buildings, and was there captured by 

 the workmen. On the same date the first Little Auk I have a note of for 

 this season was taken at Filey. On Nov. 3rd a nice Albino Sparrow, with 

 pink eyes and flesh-coloured legs and beak, was brought in from Yedmundale, 

 near Scarborough. During the early part of the month a good many 

 Waxwings have been about, and I know of seven which have been 

 obtained mostly within a few miles of the town. A Peregrine Falcon has 

 also been procured, and on the 15th I had an adult female Longtailed Duck 

 brought in. This bird is seldom obtained in our district, and is only the 

 second record I have of its occurrence. — W. J. Clarke (44, Huntriss Row, 

 Scarborough). 



The Dictionary of British Bird- Song. — With reference to Mr. Hett's 

 announcement of his Dictionary of Call-notes of British Birds, it may be 

 of interest to readers of ' The Zoologist ' to know that there will appa- 

 rently be two " dictionaries," covering practically the same ground, pub- 

 lished at about the same time. Ever since the publication of • The 



