466 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Tring, where it is preserved in the wonderful museum there. I 

 naturally was delighted to have obtained so rare a Duck and a new 

 Notts bird. — J. Whitaker (Eainworth Lodge, Notts). 



Notes from Hadley Wood, Middlesex. — The corner of Middlesex 

 in which Hadley Wood lies, although but eleven miles from the City, 

 seems to have almost escaped notice by ornithologists. Mr. Harting 

 (' Birds of Middlesex,' 1866) seems not to mention it, and I am 

 unaware of any article or books on the locality except my own 

 ' Birds of London ' (1893). During recent visits I have noted that 

 the Jays seem rather more common than they were years ago, but 

 they are still wary and keep to the Beech Hill Park side, for which 

 reason I have always supposed they breed chiefly in the latter place. 

 The Nuthatch is also still fairly common, and I recently saw a nesting- 

 hole, evidently of last season, with a very good " wall." To-day 

 (November 23rd) a large flock of very wild Bing-Doves were in the 

 woods, I also met with a small party of Golden-crested Wrens. 

 Bedbreasts were unusually numerous, but all were of the British 

 race, and I noted various species of Paridce. Several parties of 

 Coal-Titmice and Marsh-Titmice appeared during the last week 

 of October. There were also a few Tree- Creepers, which are resident 

 here. The Green Woodpecker seems to be still found, as some 

 nesting-holes are to be seen, and I have observed the bird on former 

 occasions. I have formerly noted among other forest birds the 

 Wryneck, the Magpie (probably breeding), the Tawny Owl, the 

 Kestrel, and, on one occasion, the Woodcock. The Nightingale 

 nests here, as well as many of the Warblers, the Spotted Flycatcher, 

 the Bullfinch, and other common species hardly worthy of mention. 

 The Cuckoo is common, and I have several times come across the 

 eggs. The Lapwing, Coot, Moorhen, &c, frequent the neighbouring 

 fields and ponds. In the public wood itself, needless to say, no 

 shooting takes place, hence its advantages as an observation ground 

 and sanctuary. — H. Kieke Swann (Finchley). 



Bird Migrations and Direction of Winds. — I was interested in 

 reading Mr. Stubbs's article (ante, p. 241) regarding migrants flying 

 in the teeth of the wind, and would like to state a few points on this 

 interesting subject, although we know practically very little about 

 the movements of our migratory birds. The great majority of those 

 coming to Australia to nest from New Guinea, and also from other 

 Pacific islands, do so during the months of September and October, 

 and at that time of the year the south-east trade winds are blowing, 

 often very strongly during the day, but. not so much at night; 



