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2ith. — The second Kite (a male bird) was shot near What- 

 lington, and therefore had not wandered far from where its mate 

 was trapped. The female is now in the collection of Fleetwood 

 Ashburnham, Esq., of Broomham Park. 



26th. — A female Two-barred Crossbill (Loxia bifasciata), shot 

 by a Mr. H. Dale at Woodchurch, in Kent. It was a dull grey- 

 brown bird, with a slight tinge of yellowish green on the flanks, 

 and a poor specimen from being kept a long time before being 

 skinned. It was exhibited on my behalf at the British Orni- 

 thologists' Club {vide Bull. B. 0. C. xcv.). 



February 3rd, 1903. — A male Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria 

 buhveri) picked up dead on the beach near Beachy Head after a 

 succession of strong S.W. gales. It was seen by me in the flesh, 

 and had evidently been dead several days. It was exhibited on 

 my behalf at the British Ornithologists' Club (vide Bull. B.O.C. 

 xcv.). This is only the second time that this Petrel has occurred 

 in the British Isles. 



April 27th. — An adult male Hen-Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 

 shot at Fairlight. 



May l'Sth. — An adult male Black-headed Wagtail (Motacilla 

 feldeggi) and two males of the Grey-headed Wagtail (M. borealis) 

 shot near Willingdon, Sussex. This is the first occurrence of 

 the former in this country (vide Bull. B. 0. C. xcviii.). An adult 

 male Peregrine (Falco peregrinus) was also shot on Beachy Head 

 on this date. Two others (both males) were also shot this year 

 early in March at the same place. 



2) st. — A nest and five eggs of the Blue-headed Wagtail (Mota- 

 cilla flava) was found by a man named Potter in his allotment- 

 garden at Winchelsea. There were two pairs of birds seen, and 

 it is to be hoped that the other pair hatched off successfully. 

 It was in this same garden that the nest was found in 1901, as 

 recorded in ' The Zoologist ' (q. v. p. 389). The above nest was 

 exhibited by me at the British Ornithologists' Club (vide Bull. 

 B. O. C. xcix.). 



SOth. — A male Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) shot 

 by Mr. Southerden at Jury Gap, in Romney Marsh. It was seen 

 by me in the flesh, and exhibited at the British Ornithologists' 

 Club (vide Bull. B. O. C. xcix.). This is probably the first occur- 

 rence of this species in Kent. 



