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shire, for cross-breeding. The original stock at Vaynol was from 

 Kilrnory, and consisted of twenty-two animals transferred previous to 

 1897. The Kilrnory herd was raised, previous to 1845, from a white 

 bull (which was understood to have come from that portion of the 

 Blair Atholl stock which had gone to the Earl of Breadalbane in 1834), 

 and from white or dun Highland cows. The last of the Kilrnory 

 beasts were disposed of in 1903. I can add nothing to the account 

 given by Mr. J. E. Harting ('British Animals extinct within Historic 

 Times,' 1880) of the Auchincruive and Ardrossan herds. The animals, 

 which were at Kilmalcolm previous to 1845, were brought from Eglin- 

 ton, and were probably the same stock as the Ardrossan ones. The 

 historic ' quhit bullis ' of Cumbernauld mentioned by Boece (a.d. 1527), 

 Bishop Leslie (1578), and Monipennie (1597), if not entirely destroyed 

 by the Earl of Lennox in 1570, may have some connection with the 

 Cadzow herd, the origin of which is not known." 



We are informed that on August 4th a pure white Ringdove with 

 pink eyes was shot near Scarborough, the only one on record there. 

 A Pied Stockdove and a Yellowhammer have also been obtained at 

 same locality. The three birds are now being preserved by Mr. 

 John Morley, King Street, Scarborough. 



From the Magyar Ornithologiai Kozpont, Hungarian Central Office 

 of Ornithology, we have received a communication on ' The Eco- 

 nomical Importance of the Eook (Corvas frugilegus, L.) in Hungary,' 

 by Titus Csorgey, Adjunctus of the Institute. From the examination 

 of the contents of four hundred and seventy stomachs of these birds a 

 number of valuable conclusions have been arrived at. 



The Book feeds principally on insects and mice, but from spring- 

 to autumn, and on cold wet days of the warmer season, it also subsists 

 on vegetable food. 



During spring and autumn sowing time it picks up the seeds lying 

 on the surface or those not sufficiently covered, as it does, in some 

 parts, with the feeding-corn sown by machine. This damage is 

 insignificant, leaving hardly any traces in the sprouting seeds. In 

 some parts it preys on the ripe ears, without, however, doing great 

 harm ; this occurs chiefly when there is a great drought, when the 

 pastures catch fire, and when, therefore, there is no sufficient supply 

 of insect-food. 



That it also exercises in regard to cattle-rearing an extremely 



