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factory. It turns out that the nest was found in 1897, not in 

 1896, and contained three eggs. Two of these remained in the 

 possession of the find-er, a young man named Tice, until noticed 

 by Mr, S, H. Le Marchant, of Chobham Place, Woking. I was 

 able to obtain the fullest description of the birds from young 

 Mr. Tice, and to examine the two eggs, which were, through Mr. 

 Le Marchant's kindness, lent to me for further consideration. 

 The documents relating to their discovery, together with the two 

 eggs, were submitted to Professor Alfred Newton, of Cambridge, 

 and eventually exhibited by Mr. Howard Saunders and Mr. E. 

 Bidwell at the British Ornithologists' Union, by which body 

 the record has been definitely accepted. 



Puffin (F. arctica). — One caught in the autumn of 1900 near 

 Reigate (C. Reeves, in lit.). 



Great Crested Grebe (P. cristatus) — Nested or attempted 

 to nest in at least three of their old haunts last year (H. Russell, 

 in lit., P. Crowley ; 'Field,' April 21st, 1900). 



Red-necked Grebe (P. griseigena) . — The adult male which 

 was picked up on Farthing Down in 1890 (" Birds of Surrey,' 

 p. o46) was in "full breeding plumage," which makes the record 

 much more interesting (J. H. Gurney, in lit.). 



Storm-Petrel {P. pelagica). — Mr. Gordon Colman, of Nork 

 Park, Banstead, has a specimen which killed itself by flying 

 against some glass there five or six years ago. 



Since writing the above, I have received a large number of 

 most valuable notes, which I hope to publish shortly in a further 

 paper in the * Zoologist.' 



