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great pleasure of watching Ospreys fish in the Eiver Kerni, in the 

 north of Finland, and so am able to give some information in answer 

 to the question asked in ' The Zoologist ' (ante, p. 435). According to 

 my notes made at the time, the fish was carried in a horizontal position, 

 with the head pointing in the direction of flight. — Herbert C. Playne 

 (Clifton College). 



Baillon's Crake (Porzana bailloni) in North Wales. — An example 

 of this rare species was caught by a dog in a ditch at Llangwstenin, 

 near Colwyn Bay, on Nov. 6th. It is now in the hands of Hutchings, 

 taxidermist, Aberystwyth, for preservation for the owner. Mr. Flower, 

 Colwyn Bay. It is apparently a male, and measures over seven inches 

 in length. The white outer primary distinctive of the species is well 

 marked. The spot where it was taken is on the borders of Denbigh 

 and Carnarvon, and is in the old bed of the Biver Conway, which in 

 bygone times entered the sea to the east of the Little Orme's Head, 

 instead of to the west of the Orme's Heads. So far as I can ascertain, 

 Baillon's Crake has not hitherto been recorded in any part of Wales. — 

 H. E. Forrest (Hillside, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury). 



Sandwich Tern (Sterna cantiaca) in the Firth of Forth in 

 November. — The Sandwich Tern is a regular summer visitor to the 

 Forth, and attempts to nest periodically on Inchmickery. In autumn 

 old and young are quite common on the northern shore of the Forth 

 from Fifeness to Dalgety, as well as along the southern shores about 

 Gullane and Dalmeny. Usually it departs by the middle of October, 

 but this year I saw one still lingering at Dalmeny on Nov. 4th. — 

 H. Drummond Simpson (52, Queen Street, Edinburgh). 



Leach's Petrel in Sussex. — A Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma lea- 

 corrhoa) was picked up dead in the park at Beauport, Battle, Sussex 

 (the seat of Major Sir Archibald Lamb, Bart.), and was sent to me for 

 identification on Nov. 8th. The bird had no doubt been driven inland 

 by the severe gale of the previous week. The species is purely oceanic, 

 the only European breeding-place of note being St. Kilda. Besides 

 about a dozen specimens for this county, mentioned by Mr. William 

 Borrer in his 'Birds of Sussex,' three more are also recorded by 

 Mr. Dawson Bowley as having been obtained near Brighton early in 

 November, 1860 (c/. Dresser's ' Birds of Europe,' vol. viii. p. 498). — 

 Thomas Parkin (Fairseat, High Wickham, Hastings). 



Storm-Petrel at Yarmouth. — Two examples of the Storm-Petrel 

 ( Procellaria pelagica) have been brought to me during the present 

 fishing season ; in both instances thev were wearied-out individuals 



