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MAMMALTA. 
Whiskered Bat in Westmorland.—On April 22nd last Mr. Norman 
Robinson brought me a Bat which he had caught near Bowness-on- 
Windermere in broad daylight. I identified it as a female Whiskered 
Bat (Myotis mystacinus), and forwarded it to Major G. H. H. Barrett- 
Hamilton, who very kindly confirmed my identification. The Whis- 
kered Bat has not, I believe, been previously recorded in Westmor- 
land. The following are the chief dimensions :—Head and body, 
48 mm.; ear, 12 mm.; tragus, 7 mm.; hind foot, 65 mm.; tail 
30 mm.; lower leg, 17 mm.; longest digit, 51 mm.—D. G. GARNETT 
(Dalegarth, Windermere). 
AVES. 
Wood-Lark nesting in Norfolk. —In my “Report for Norfolk” 
ante, p. 131, line 32, ‘a Woodcock’s nest with three eggs”’ should be 
“a, Wood-Lark’s nest.” In this district the Wood-Lark breeds regu- 
larly in small numbers. Its distribution in Norfolk is rather peculiar; 
in the eastern half of the county, as well as in the northern part, it is 
a very rare bird, and here its nest has not been found so far as I 
know. In winter time, after a fall of snow, two or three Wood-Larks 
are pretty sure to be heard of on the coast, and an instance occurred 
only last February, one being seen and heard singing on the 4th by 
Mr. R. Buxton at the Roman Encampment near Cromer.—J. H. 
GuRNEY (Keswick, Norfolk). 
Merlin (Falco esalon.).—It is perhaps worth recording that a 
female of the above was brought to me lately* by one of my sons 
(A. E. Ll. Pickard-Cambridge). He found it nailed through the head 
to a ‘‘keeper’s gallows,’ but it was too far gone to be capable of 
preservation. It isa rare bird in this district. During a period of 
many years I have never seen more than three or four examples of 
it.—O. P. Pickarp-CamBripGE (Bloxworth Rectory, Dorset). 
Long-tailed Duck breeding in Orkney. — In reply to Mr. F. W. 
Smalley’s request for further information (ante, p. 35) on this subject, 
I beg to state that the duck was flushed from her nest containing 
seven eggs by an observer who is well acquainted with this species.— 
O. Y. Apuin (Bloxham, Oxon). 
* This note was dated April 18th.—Ep, 
