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Lapland Bunting near Great Yarmouth. — On Oct. 15th, 1909, in 

 the vicinity of Yarmouth, a Lapland Bunting [Galcarius lapponicus) 

 was taken alive by means of a clap-net. Two others have also been 

 reported. — B. Dye (Great Yarmouth). 



The Honey-Buzzard near Yarmouth. — The Honey-Buzzard (Pernis 

 apworus) has again appeared in one at least of the Eastern Counties. 

 A specimen was obtained in the second week in October, 1909, at 

 Haddiscoe, about seven miles south-west of Great Yarmouth. It is 

 now in the possession of our local taxidermist, Mr. W. Lowne, who 

 informs me that the prevailing colour of the bird is light umber-brown, 

 and differs considerably from the dark varieties obtained in the autumn 

 of last year. — B. Dye (Great Yarmouth). 



Black-tailed Godwits in Co. Cork. — It may interest some readers 

 of ' The Zoologist ' to learn that in December, 1908, a small flock of 

 Black-tailed Godwits (Limosa belgica) visited Cork Harbour (about 

 nine or ten birds), and were seen on the mud-banks off Blackrock, 

 where my friend Mr. W. B. Barrington shot a fine specimen. And 

 this season another small flock visited our south coast, one being shot 

 near Youghal Harbour, and Mr. Barrington had the pleasure, in 

 October, of seeing about a dozen birds on the very same mud-banks off 

 Blackrock where he had observed them previously. One of this flock 

 was obtained by a friend of his, and the flock was afterwards seen on 

 several occasions feeding on the banks. These birds are of very rare 

 occurrence on our west coast, and although regularly punt- shooting 

 on the Moy Estuary, Killala Bay, from 1858 up to 1908, only three 

 or four individuals have come under my notice, and only one speci- 

 men shot by me, near Bartragh on March 6th, 1876. But I have 

 heard of two others being shot, and have seen the birds ; one was 

 shot on the tidal part of the Moy in May, 1863, and was nearly in 

 perfect summer plumage, and another on Sept. 3rd, 1881. In every 

 instance, except the pair I saw in June, 1878 (which were in summer 

 plumage), all were solitary birds in company of Bar-tailed Godwits. 

 — Kobert Warren (Ardnaree, Monkstown, Co. Cork). 



The Sir Henry Boynton Collection of Birds : a Valuable Addition 

 to the Hull Museum. — Through the kindness of Mr. and Mrs. Wick- 

 ham Boynton, the collection of birds formed by the late Sir Henry 

 Boynton, which for many years has been exhibited in the large room 

 at Burton Agnes Hall, has been placed in the Municipal Museum at 

 Hull. As all ornithologists are aware, Sir Henry's collection of birds, 

 principally obtained by his own gun, was one of unusual interest and 

 importance, and contains many great rarities. There are over two 



