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bad been shot on the wing at Mexborougb, about eight miles from 

 Barnsley. In this case again the identification was questioned, but, 

 beside the fact that one specimen is now in the Natural History Museum, 

 South Kensington, Dr. Alcock has examined two of the examples, and 

 declares that "they are undoubtedly" of this species. The known 

 range of Leisler's Bat in England is thus confined to three — or, if the 

 Norfolk record was correct, four — distinct areas. Certainly, South 

 Yorkshire and Cheshire are not far apart, but we must remember that 

 they are separated by the high ground of the Pennines and Peak, and 

 these northern localities are far removed from the valley of the Avon. 

 Surely the species must, as Mr. Tomes suggested, be commoner than 

 is generally supposed, and might be found to occur in many counties 

 between these extreme limits. Probably it has been repeatedly con- 

 fused with the larger Noctule ; if any observers secure what appear 

 to them to be small dark-coloured Noctules, it will be worth while 

 to examine the teeth, or, better still, to submit the specimens to 

 the authorities at the British Museum. — T. A. Coward (Bowdon, 

 Cheshire). 



De Winton's Mouse in Surrey. — It may be of interest to record the 

 occurrence of Mus sylvaticus ivintoni at Churt, in Surrey, where last 

 winter I trapped one in an ordinary Mouse-trap baited with cheese, in 

 a hedge-bank at the edge of a garden. The specimen was examined 

 by Mr. W. Cole, Curator of the Epping Forest Museum, who advised 

 me to send a note to ' The Zoologist ' on its occurrence in Surrey. My 

 specimen is a large one, and differs slightly from one in the possession 

 of Mr. Cole, which difference he ascribes to age. The specimen is now 

 being mounted. — G. Dent (Hatfields, Loughton, Essex). 



AVES. 



Late Breeding of Swallow, and Birds building in other Birds' 

 Nests. — On Sept. 11th, 1903, my attention was called to a Barn- 

 Swallow's nest under the eaves of a house. The owner and I watched 

 for some time, and counted seven adult birds, all engaged in feeding 

 the nestlings. This is very late for this district, where I have never 

 seen any Hirundo rustica after Sept. 20th. Supplementing the notes 

 on " Birds building in other Birds' Nests" [ante, p. 33), I found last 

 year a Robin's nest built upon a Barn-Swallow's nest of the previous 

 year. I also found and photographed a Coot's nest with seven eggs 

 and one Moorhen's egg ; also a Song-Thrush's nest with five eggs 

 and one Blackbird's egg. — T. Thornton MacKeith (Hall of Caldwell, 

 Uplawmoor, Renfrewshire). 



