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the particular nesting-place to which I refer the Crested Grebes are 
protected, and this exceptionally late laying is not likely to have been 
occasioned by the repeated depredations of egg-collectors, although it 
is possible that earlier broods may have been entirely destroyed by 
Pike, of which there must be a large number in the lake—C. H. 
Bentuam (Oxted, Surrey). 
Sabine’s Gull.—On Sept. 1st a specimen of Sabine’s Gull (Xema 
sabiniz) was shot on Breydon. There have been previously only about 
three or four records for this locality. —Franx A. Arnoxp (139, 
Hamilton Road, West Norwood, 8.E.). 
Bird Notes from Yarmouth.—During the trip mentioned in my 
note ve the Sandwich Tern, some other birds seen were a flock of 
about forty Knots (Tringa canutus), some Common Terns (Sterna 
fluviatilis), Ringed Plover (Avgialitis hiaticola), Godwits, Common 
Heron (Ardea cinerea), and several species of Gulls. There is very little 
to be seen in the bird line just now, the birds at the present time being 
harassed on all sides by gunners. Around us from almost every quarter 
comes the report of guns, sending destruction to any feathered crea- 
ture that ventures within gunshot. I understand that from March Ist 
to Sept. 1st shooting is prohibited on Breydon. What a pity this 
protection is not extended over the entire year! Breydon would then 
become an ideal sanctuary for its feathered visitors. Perhaps this 
will be done in the future—when too late. — Frank A. Arnoxp (139, 
Hamilton Road, West Norwood, §.E.). 
Ringed Birds——The winter quarters and routes of our migrant 
birds are as yet unknown, and there is only one method which 
leads to positive knowledge on this account: the marking of birds by 
aluminium rings, a method which has been tried with success in 
Germany and in Denmark, as a House-Stork marked in Pomerania 
was caught in Africa, 15° S. of the Equator. The Hungarian Central 
Bureau for Ornithology has now also begun the marking of young 
Storks, Herons, Gulls, and Swallows. The aluminium ring is fastened 
around the leg of the bird, and it bears in each case the inscription 
‘‘ Budapest,” followed by a number which corresponds to the entry in 
the Register-book of the Hungarian Central Bureau for Ornithology. 
Anyone catching such a marked bird, or hearing of the capture of 
such, is kindly requested to send the ring to the Hungarian Central 
Bureau for Ornithology, Jozsef-kérut 65, Budapest VIII., Hungary, 
accompanied by a notice stating the locality, time, and particulars of 
