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instance of the same thing with regard to a Mallard's nest containing 

 one egg of the Red-breasted Merganser.— E. F. M. Elms.] 



Sabine's Gull in Yorkshire. — Mr. Machin, the Bridlington bird- 

 stuffer, tells me that on Sept. 1st an adult Sabine's Gull (Xema sabinii) 

 in winter plumage was brought in for his inspection. This bird ap- 

 pears now to be an annual visitant to the east coast. — Julian G. Tuck 

 (3, The Crescent, Bridlington). 



Ornithological Notes from Aberdeen for August, 1903. — General 

 feature of this season is late nesting. Swallows (Hirundo rustica) with 

 young in nest, Aug. 7th ; still here, Aug. 31st. I am quite convinced 

 of having seen two young Cuckoos (Cuculus canorus) on Aug. 7th, but 

 did not see both at one time. They were newly fledged and chirping, 

 as well as closely attended by the usual foster-parents. One seen 

 again on Aug. 16th in normal plumage, which shows that this bird had 

 been in a similar position this year to many others, but exhibiting 

 more persistence in breeding than we would have credited it with a 

 month ago. By keen observation the plumage was seen to incline to 

 slate -colour. Curlew {Numenius arquata) last heard on Aug. 17th. 

 Dunlins (Tringa alpina) have disappeared during the month. Yellow- 

 hammer [Emberiza citrinella) hatched two young on Aug. 1st from two 

 eggs. The young seemed to be doing well. — W. Wilson (Alford, 

 Aberdeen, N.B.). 



Notes from Bridlington, Yorkshire. — While spending the month of 

 August at Bridlington, I had several opportunities of visiting the 

 Rempton cliffs. The close-time for this district is now extended to 

 Sept. 1st, which gives the birds a fair chance of taking away their 

 young, as on the last day of August there was hardly a bird to be seen 

 on the cliffs, with the exception of a few Guillemots in charge of young 

 ones. Razorbills seem rather scarce, as in five visits to the cliffs I 

 could not recognize one, though I have seen them on the water from 

 a sailing-boat ; but there were plenty of Puffins and Kittiwakes, and 

 early in August multitudes of Guillemots. Sandwich Terns appeared 

 in the bay here about mid-August, no doubt some of the Fame Island 

 birds on migration, and other birds I have noticed were a fine old 

 Gannet, several Cormorants, a few Scoters, all the six species of Gull 

 which breed in Great Britain, Kestrels, Carrion-Crows, and Rock- 

 Doves. The Doves are a very mixed lot, some of them almost white. 

 The Gulls here are very tame and amusing, coming quite close to the 

 pier3 and the spa, and a flock may nearly always be seen at the outlet 

 of one of the sewers, where they will allow a boat to be rowed nearly 

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