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and young Swallow were last seen on October 22nd, which were 

 probably two of the above-mentioned birds. — J. Steele Elliott. 



Occurrence of a Reeve (Machetes pugnax) in Staffordshire. — On 

 October 30th, 1915, an adult Eeeve was shot on the Sewage Farm, 

 Leek, Staffordshire, by Mr. T. Whittles, and is being preserved for 

 the collection of Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe, Bart. Former records 

 of this species in the county are : — Two in immature plumage were 

 shot near Burton-on-Trent in 1857 (Sir Oswald Mosley's ' Natural 

 History of Tutbury,' p. 106) ; one at Norton Pool, Chasetown, July 

 10th, 1897, an adult male (' North Staffs Field Club Beport,' 1910, 

 p. 100) ; and one, a young Buff, shot near Stafford, August 29th, 

 1910 (' N. S. F. C. Bept.,' 1911, p. 75).— John B. B. Masefield 

 (Bosehill, Cheadle, Staffordshire). 



Bird-Notes from Cardiff in 1915. — 



March 6th. — Pair of Magpies and a Barn-Owl seen. 



27th. — Barn- Owl, Kestrel, and Heron seen near St. George's. 



April 5th. — Moorhen's nest with seven eggs on Peterston Moors. 



10th. — Lapwings' eggs found. 



17th. — Magpie's nest with three eggs at St-y-Nyll, and a Carrion- 

 Crow's nest with six eggs at St. George's. Heron seen. 



24th. — Snipe breeding near St-y-Nyll, two eggs being found. 

 Owl's nest with two eggs at St. George's. 



27th. — Cuckoo heard. 



May 1st. — Several pairs of Snipe breeding near Stockland. Six 

 Kestrels' eggs in a Crow's nest. Swift seen. 



2nd. — Bedstart's nest with two eggs near Badyr. One more 

 Owl's egg at St. George's. 



6th. — Corn-Crake heard. 



8th. — Young Magpies. 



13th. — Saw a cock Pheasant attacked by a pair of Lapwings, 

 evidently because it approached too near their young. 



15th. — Cuckoo's egg in a Hedge-Sparrow's nest. 



22nd. — Heron seen. 



25th. — One Oystercatcher's egg found on Sully Island. 



27th. — Four young Barn- Owls at Fair water. 



31st. — Sparrow-Hawk seen. 



June 6th. — Young Sedge-Warblers. 



13th. — Five more Owl's eggs at St. George's, making altogether 

 a clutch of eight. 



20th. — Two pairs of Bed-backed Shrikes breeding within a few 



