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St. Agnes to Tresco, together with a number of Lapwings. The 

 Starlings roosted for the night, the Lapwings scattered to feed, 

 but came together again next day, when the entire mixed com- 

 pany flew off. The Eose-coloured Pastor is a rare summer 

 visitor, but may be overlooked when in immature plumage. An 

 adult bird was obtained previous to 1848, one was killed and 

 another seen by Pechell in the fifties, and one killed by David 

 Smith in June, 1899. A Chough was seen by Dorrien-Smith on 

 St. Martin's, in November, 1870, and one was shot by some 

 fishermen on St. Mary's in Christmas week, 1899, and afterwards 

 secured by L. E. George, of Holy Vale. The Jay has not been 

 recorded for Scilly, but two Magpies were blown over from the 

 mainland at the same time as a flock of Books during a violent 

 gale in October, 1859. One was shot on St. Agnes, and the 

 other on St. Helen's, by Pechell. The Jackdaw is occasionally 

 carried over to the islands by storms, now and then in the 

 company of Eooks, as in November, 1870, January, 1885, and 

 November, 1901. On Nov. 1st, 1905, a flock of about four 

 hundred Jackdaws came in on Tresco. On the 8th of the same 

 month four birds were seen on St. Martin's, and on the 15th 

 seven were counted near Giant's Castle, St. Mary's. In 1889 

 Dorrien- Smith found a nest with two eggs on Annett Head, 

 which A. E. Newton thought belonged to the Jackdaw. 



(To be continued.) 



