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of North America, from the Arctic Sea to Guatemala and the West 

 Indies. Coues states (' Key to North American Birds') that it breeds 

 from the north border of the United States to the far North, and 

 "winters in and migrates through the United States to Central America 

 and the West Indies. — 0. V. Aplin (Bloxham, Oxon). 



Notes from Suffolk. — On Nov. 11th I visited the shop of a bird- 

 stuffer in Woodbridge, and saw the following interesting specimens : — 

 1. A hybrid between the Blackcock and Pheasant.. General plumage 

 similar to that of a young Blackcock, and with the lyre -shaped outer 

 tail-feathers just commencing to appear. Legs and feet not feathered, 

 and distinctly those of a Pheasant. The bird, which was in immature 

 plumage, was shot near Woodbridge this season, and is accounted for 

 from the fact of a gentleman residing at Ipswich having turned down 

 some black- game in that neighbourhood. A grey hen was found dead 

 on the same ground a few days afterwards, which, although in good 

 condition, appeared to have died from natural causes. 2. A hen 

 Pheasant, shot near Woodbridge this season, in fawn-coloured plumage. 

 3. Two Montagu's Harriers, both males in full breeding plumage, killed 

 in the summer of this year near Woodbridge by some unscrupulous 

 keeper, notwithstanding the protection they are entitled to under the 

 Wild Birds Protection Act. — E. A. Butlek (Plumton House, Bury St. 

 Edmunds, Suffolk). 



Notes from Scarborough. — On October 2nd a fine pair (male and 

 female) of Sooty Shearwaters [Puffinm fjruem) were shot at sea, a few 

 miles from Scarborough, by one of the crew of a Scotch herring-boat, 

 and brought to me. Judging from the development of the sexual organs 

 they were adult. This fine Shearwater has not previously come under 

 my notice in this district. Another unusual species here, which has 

 been noticed this season, is the Sandwich Tern {Sterna caiitiaca), of 

 which several examples have been seen, and three shot. This is also 

 new to my list of local birds. Other interesting birds which have 

 occurred at or near Scarborough this year are Montagu's Harrier 

 [Circus cineraceus), caught in a post-trap in April last, and an adult 

 Black Tern [Hydrochelidon nigra), shot on the Osgoodby Keservoir in 

 the same month. — W. J. Clarke (44, Huntriss Row, Scarborough). 



Notes from Redcar, Yorks. — On Nov. 13th I procured, near Red- 

 car, a fine immature male example of the Black Guillemot {TJria 

 grylle). The same day several hundreds of mature Kittiwakes passed 

 Eedcar, going southwards. The weather was very stormy, and the 

 birds had a hard battle against the strong north-east wind. On Nov. 



