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Pochard. — A flock of eight arrived on reservoirs Nov. 11th ; they 

 had increased to over one hundred by the 21st of the month. They 

 are very shy, and usually keep well out towards the centre. 



Coot. — Generally a few are to be seen on Pen Ponds, while they 

 regularly visit the reservoirs in small numbers for the winter. 



Golden Plover. — One was picked up injured on Wimbledon 

 Common during severe weather in mid-March ; it died a day later, 

 and found its way into a local collection. 



Common Tern. — Observed one flying about the reservoirs on Oct. 

 10th. The well-known " Sea-Swallow " is probably a regular visitor 

 on migration. 



Black-headed Gull. — A very numerous winter visitor to the 

 Thames ; it may be seen often on Wimbledon and Barnes Commons 

 and in Bichmond Park. They fly in thousands over Chelsea and 

 Fulham from the London Parks and river adjacent to the city, to 

 their roosting-grounds at Barn Elms. I have often seen some of the 

 reservoirs covered with sleeping Gulls. 



Lesser Black-backed Gull. : — A dozen frequented the reservoirs 

 throughout October, remaining there all day, whereas the commoner 

 Gulls spend most of their time up in London. 



Great Crested Grebe. — Fairly common on reservoirs during 

 the winter months, eight being there on Oct. 2nd, ten on Oct. 15th, 

 fifteen on Oct. 21th, eighteen on Nov. 21st, and twenty-five, the 

 largest number I have seen together, by the end of December. 



Mr. Mouritz, in Zool. 1907, p. 95, remarks upon the erratic way 

 in which P. cristatus appeared upon the Pen Ponds during the early 

 part of the year. This is undoubtedly accounted for by the presence 

 of this species during the winter months on the reservoirs at Barn 

 Elms.— William A. Todd (62, Eesting Boad, Putney, S.W.). 



OBITUABY. 



Edward Saunders, F.B.S. 



We regret to announce the death of Mr. Edward Saunders, 

 which took place at Bognor on February 6th. He had been out of 

 health for some time, and had gone to Bognor with the hope that a 

 change would restore him. He was born at East Hill, Wandsworth, 

 on March 22nd, 1818, and was a son of William Wilson Saunders, 

 the well-known naturalist, from whom he inherited his love for ento- 

 mology. From 1865 to the time of his death he was in the City at 

 " Lloyd's." For many years he devoted himself to the study of 



