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of Guillemots and Razorbills covered the ledges all over the face of the cliff, 
and as we passed flew off in thousands over the boat and settled in the 
water beyond. Large colonies of Cormorants were scattered about on the 
cliff, flocks of Jackdaws wheeled about with clamorous cries, and here and 
there a family of Puffins would fly out of some crevice and settle in the 
water round the boat. They do not seem so strong on the wing as the 
Guillemots, and when getting up from the sea splash a long way through 
the water before rising into the air. As we rowed by, a splendid Peregrine 
Falcon came out of a large crevice high up on the cliff, and flew rapidly 
down the coast out of sight. A few minutes afterwards we saw its mate. 
On the broken rocks and boulders of chalk which line the base of the cliffs 
several Rock Pipits were hopping about. I landed among these rocks, and 
found about a dozen Herring Gulls’ nests, all empty. The Herring Gulls 
are the only birds which build so low down on the cliff, and the eggs of the 
other birds can only be got by means of a rope. It was a most interesting 
sight, and I only wished it had been later in the season, so that I could 
haye got some eggs. In conclusion, I may add that Isaacs said the birds 
had greatly increased in numbers during the last ten years.—BrERNARD 
Riviere (Finchley Road). 
Ornithological Notes from Scarborough.—On Jan. 15th I had brought 
for preservation a fine adult Shoveler Drake (Spatula clypeata) which had 
been shot on the river at Pickering. On Feb. 23rd a pair of beautiful 
adult Waxwings (Ampelis garrulus) were brought in, which had been shot 
on the roadside between Scarborough and Burniston. They were male 
and female, and were in company with a third, which escaped. On dis- 
section I found they had been feeding upon the fruit of the wild rose, 
which they had swallowed whole. These make ten occurrences of this 
species, of which I have notes, since October last. More Crossbills than 
usual have frequented the fir woods throughout the district near Scar- 
borough, and were still here up to within a month ago.— W. J. Crarku 
(44, Huntriss Row, Scarborough). 
PISCES. 
Notes from Great Yarmouth.—Sole. I received a Sole (Solea vulgaris) 
from the fish-wharf on Jan, 22nd. It was peculiarly stunted in length, 
Measuring 113 in.; it was 6 in. broad, being at least 4 in. short of its 
| normal length. 
Streaked Gurnard. An example of T’rigla lineata came to hand on the 
| same date. 
Pole or Craig-fluke. No fewer than six pairs of fine Poles (Pleuronectes 
cynoglossus) were displayed on one fishmonger’s slab on Feb. 8rd. This 
