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at Weybridge. Although Mr. Felton did not indubitably identify 

 the bird, the eggs are certainly indistinguishable from the Twite's. 

 They will, however, have to be adjudicated upon by the British 

 Ornithologists' Union before any definite statement can be made 

 as to their authenticity. 



Crossbill (L. curvirostra) . — A large number near Reigate in 

 the winter 1899-1900 (C. E. Salmon, in lit.). Doubtless nests 

 sometimes in the Bagshot district, where it has been seen late in 

 April (F. B. P. Long, in lit.) ; and it also no doubt nests at 

 Witley (H. Eastwood, in lit.). 



CiRL Bunting {E. cirlus). — Has twice nested in a garden at 

 West Hackhurst, Abinger Hammer (L. M. Forster, in lit.). 



Wood-Lark (A. arborea) — Mr. Crowley had four clutches 

 from Churt, taken in 1860. I have also a note of three nests 

 near Epsom in quite recent years (Epsom College Reports). 



Great Spotted Woodpecker (Z). major). — Mr. Crowley had 

 two clutches from Churt, taken in 1860 and 1863. I have notes 

 of its occurrence at Bagshot, Fetcham, and Mitcham ; and of 

 two nests last spring — in the Hurtwood and near Leith Hill 

 respectively. 



Cuckoo {C. canorus). — To the list of hosts which I gave as 

 having been noticed in Surrey, I am now able to add the Black- 

 cap (Churt, 1860, e coll. Crowley; and Lingfield, 38th June, 

 1895, part of lot 198 of Stevens's 10,204th sale); Greenfinch 

 (Churt, circa 1860, two clutches, e coll. Crowley) ; Red-backed 

 Shrike (Churt, June, 1863, ih.) ; Dartford Warbler (Churt, circa 

 1860, ih.)', Sedge-Warbler (Carshalton, A. Smee in 'My Garden'). 



All Mr. Crowley's clutches mentioned above — and most of 

 his Surrey eggs — were taken by one Alfred Smither, of Churt, 

 whom Mr. Crowley employed as a collector, together with two 

 other men named Piercey and Copper. Smither was a well- 

 known character, who also supplied the London professionals 

 with birds, nests, and eggs from the same district. 



LoNG-EARKD OwL {A. otus) . — Mr. J. D. Salmon had a clutch 

 of three eggs taken on Godalming heath on May 12th, 1840 

 (MS. catalogue). Mr. Crowley, several clutches from Churt, 

 taken in the 'sixties ; and I omitted to state in writing my 

 account of this species that Mr. Howard Saunders, in his * Manual 

 of British Birds' (1st ed. p. 284, 2nd ed. p. 294), mentions that 



