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and 187) which have been published. I find a note of having seen a 

 Jay [Garrulus glandarius) iu the Park on April 2nd of this year. — 

 Hakold Russell (16, Beaufort Gardens, S.W.). 



Surrey Notes. — During May last I found three nests of the Song- 

 Thrush (T wdus musicus) built right on the ground. Two of these 

 were in woods, and sheltered by brambles and other plants. The 

 third was in a field, and placed in a patch of long grass, in just such 

 a situation as you would expect to find a Sky-Lark's nest. It is all 

 the more remarkable that the bird should have selected such a site, as 

 there were plenty of bushes and trees at no great distance in which it 

 might have built. Although Song-Thrushes' nests may often be 

 found on banks, I think the above instances of their building right on 

 the level of the ground are somewhat exceptional. On April 9th last, 

 when walking across Limpsfield Common near here, I saw three large 

 Gulls flying in a northerly direction. They were at a considerable 

 elevation, so that I was not able to make quite sure of the species, 

 but thought they were Great Black-backed Gulls. A week later I saw 

 another bird near the same place, and, as it was flying much lower 

 than those I had seen previously, and came quite close to me, I was 

 able to identify it as Lavas marinas. On April 21st I again met with 

 the bird at a large pond not far from Lingfield. On referring to 

 Mr. Bucknill's ' Birds of Surrey,' I find that the bird occurs rarely 

 on the Thames, and has on a few occasions been seen inland. These 

 notes may therefore be of value to readers of ' The Zoologist ' inter- 

 ested in the ornithology of the county. — Chas. Bentham (Keymer, 

 East Hill Road, Oxted). 



