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22nd. — Chiffchaff arrived ; Grey Wagtail last seen at its v/inter 

 haunt. 



23rd. — Wheatear arrived. Water-Rail by the river. Kingfishers 

 have been absent since December. — C. J. Alexander (South-eastern 

 Agricultural College, Wye). 



Notes from Sussex. — About sunset on Monday, April 8th, I saw 

 four Cuckoos within a mile of Barcombe Mills ; two were flying sepa- 

 rately up the valley of the Ouse, and two, one of which I saw quite 

 close, were in a small plantation at the mills. A flock of Curlew fre- 

 quented the water-meadows here in January. At 8.15 on the bright 

 night of March 29th a large flock of Wild Geese flew over N.N.E. 

 March 30th, first Chiffchaff. April 1st, first Wryneck. — Clifford 

 Toogood (Barcombe, Lewes, Sussex). 



Bibliographical Query. — Can any reader of ' The Zoologist ' tell me 

 on what authority the Barred-headed Goose (Anser indicus) and the 

 Clucking Teal (Nettion fonnosum) are included by some authorities on 

 the British list ; also if these two have ever occurred on the Continent 

 of Europe ? Any information on the subject will be gratefully received. 

 Gordon Dalgliesh (Brook, Witley, Surrey). 



CCELENTERATA. 



Peachia undata at Guernsey. — It is worthy of mention that on 

 April 1st a fine specimen of the Waved Muzzlet (Peachia undata, Gosse) 

 was found on the east coast of Guernsey by Mr. E. Sharp. This rare 

 Anemone has been found at Herni (Gosse's description is from this 

 specimen), and was somewhat doubtfully regarded as occurring here, 

 though none have been recorded for many years. It is rather remark- 

 able that the locality, composed of fine sand, in which its non-adherent 

 base was embedded, was being continually dug over by men seeking 

 for ragworms for bait. This individual lived only a few days in con- 

 finement, during which time it remained constantly expanded. — Frank 

 S. Wright (Guille-Alles Library and Museum, Guernsey). 



