112 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



I watched it for several minutes. This is unusually late for this species 

 here. Also, on Nov. 8th, I saw a Tree-Pipit (Anthus trivialis) near 

 Fairlight, Hastings. Numbers of Ring-Ouzels (Turdus torqaatus) 

 arrived here during the latter part of September and October, the last 

 I saw being on Oct. 30th. — Michael J. Nicoll (10, Charles Road, 

 St. Leonards). 



Differences between immature Blue-headed and Yellow Wagtails. 

 In reference to Mr. Arnold's note on the above subject (ante, p. 24), I 

 do not think that there is any way to tell with certainty the young of 

 M. fiava from M. rail. In really typical examples of the former the 

 throat is almost pure white, whilst that part of the latter is buff or 

 buffish yellow ; but there are always intermediate specimens having 

 the throat whitish buff, so that it is verv difficult to distinguish M. flava 

 from M. raii. To my mind, the colour of the head and back have 

 nothing to do with it during the first autumn. The eye-stripe varies 

 as much as the throat. — Michael J. Nicoll (10, Charles Road, 

 St. Leonards). 



Little Owl and Shore-Lark in Lincolnshire. — I have just seen a 

 specimen of the Little Owl (Athene noctua), which is in the hands of 

 Mr. Nash, a birdstuffer in this city. Mr. Nash informs me that the 

 bird (a female) was shot at Coleby, a village a few miles from Lincoln, 

 about Jan. 10th of the present year. As I have noticed one or two 

 records of the occurrence of this species recently in England, it is 

 possible there may have been a small arrival of immigrants ; but I 

 think it more likely that the example in question had either escaped 

 from confinement, or had intentionally been liberated. On Jan. 9th 

 last I saw three Shore-Larks (Otocorys alpestris) on the coast at Salt- 

 fleet. The birds were remarkably tame, and allowed me to approach 

 within a few yards of them. — F. L. Blathwayt (Lincoln). 



Gadwall in Merionethshire. — The Gadwall (Anas strejiera) is such 

 a rare bird in North Wales that the following instances of its occurrence 

 seem worth placing on record. On Dec. 14th last a female Gadwall 

 was shot at flight-time by A. Ephraim, the Ynysfor huntsman, on the 

 marsh there, and was shown to me in the flesh. My friend Mr. E. B. 

 Jones, of Ynysfor, informs me that he himself shot a fine male near 

 the same place on Dec. 30th, 1890, during the severe frost then pre- 

 vailing. — G. H. Caton Haigh. 



Notes from Shetland. — Gkeat Northeen Divee (Colymbus glacialis). 

 A few have been seen at intervals. One was recently shot in Yell : its 

 stomach was said to contain 147 fish ! 



