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same day in Kirton Wood, near Ollerton, in October, 1865 (Mr. J. 

 Whitaker, in litt.). 



Breconshire (53, 54). — Two, killed in the neighbourhood of Builth 

 by the late Mr. T. Price, of Builth, and now in the possession of his 

 daughter at Brecon. A reproduction of a small photograph of these 

 two birds forms the frontispiece to Mr. E. Cambridge Phillips's 'Birds 

 of Breconshire' (1899). Cf. 'Zoologist,' 1882, p. 213; 'Birds of 

 Breconshire,' p. 83, where, however, these examples are not recorded 

 under the heading of Pheasant or Black Grouse, but at the end of the 

 article on the Quail ! No date is mentioned, but they must have been 

 killed some time previous to 1882. 



55. — One, killed Dec. 2nd, 1893, by Mr. A. Crawshay at Llansaint- 

 fraed. This bird is described as being much larger than a Blackcock, 

 and all three Brecon specimens appear to have belonged to the type 

 illustrated by me (Plate IV.), with light coloured wings, tail-coverts, 

 and tail, bronze-black neck, breast, and belly, and parti- coloured head 

 (Mr. E. Cambridge Phillips, torn. cit. p. 83). 



[With regard to No. 7 in my list, Mr. J. R. B. Masefield informs me 

 that the Hawkestone collection has been purchased by Mr. Beville 

 Stanier, and is now at Peploe Hall, near Market Drayton. Other 

 examples killed on Cannock Chase are said to be found in Lord Lich- 

 field's collection at Shugborough Park, but up to the present I have 

 not had an opportunity of examining them, and cannot say whether 

 they are correctly assigned to this cross.] — Francis C. R. Joukdain 

 (Clifton Vicarage, Ashburne, Derbyshire). 



Richmond Park Notes (September-December, 1905). — On Sept. 

 10th a Ring-Ouzel on an oak-tree permitted me to watch it for a con- 

 siderable time ; they are very rare visitors to Surrey. Lesser Redpolls 

 were in evidence throughout the autumn and winter, and during the 

 latter season a few were constantly to be seen associated with the flocks 

 of Siskins, which appeared on Dec. 17th, and which were towards the 

 latter part of that month quite numerous. The first Ducks noted were 

 a party of eleven Tufted Duck on Nov. 5th, followed by parties of 

 Pochard, &c. On Sept. 2nd I identified two White Wagtails, and 

 again, on the 16th, four, the last in company with some Pied. Nov. 

 12th saw a flock of forty Lapwings and some Grey Wagtails, the latter 

 being also seen on the 19th ; whilst sixty Lapwings flew across from 

 tbe direction of Wimbledon on Dec. 24th. A Kingfisher frequented the 

 Penn Ponds between Oct. 6th and 29th, and on the latter date Redwings 

 and a Dabchick were observed. I flushed a Snipe out of a ditch on 

 Nov. 19th, and a keeper informs me that several were noted early in 



