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239. The Scottish Crested Titmouse. 



Distribution.— Stated to have bred for last thirty years in Achnagarry 

 and Glengarry (W. Inverness) (M. Matheson, Field, 6, in and 24, iv, 

 1920; cf. Brit. B., xiv, pp. 21, 45). One (? subp.) seen Arbroath 

 (Forfar), Sept. 1920. A *' Crested Tit " also reported as seen near 

 Croydon (Surrey), April 24, 1904. 



233. The British Blue Titmouse. 



Distribution. — Breeds in Alderney (see Brit. B., xvti, p. 190). 



245. The British Willow-Titmouse. 



Distribution. — Breeding Leicestershire. Family party seen E. Ross- 

 shire, June 1919. 



248. The Northern Long-tailed Titmouse 



Distribution. — Line 4, for " Uist " read Unst. 

 255. The Fire-crested Wren. 



Distribution. — One seen Worcester, Nov. 1921. 



262. The Lesser Grey Shrike. 



Distribution. — -One Norfolk, Sept. 1922, one (probable) seen Northum- 

 berland, April 1921. 



266. The Great Grey Shrike. 



Distribution. — Late dates, one June 13, 1920 (Surrey), one July 10, 

 1921 (Staffs.). 



271. The Woodchat Shrike. 



Distribution. — Male seen Pembroke, May 4, 1923, one Isle of May, 

 Sept. 18, 1921. 



277. The Red-backed Shrike. 



Distribution. — One E. Ross., Sept. 1919, one Lerwick (Shetland), 

 Aug. 1920. 



281. The Waxwing. 



Distribution. — Considerable immigration Nov. 1921, chiefly S=E. 

 Scotland, N.E. England, last seen April 10, Cumberland, 50-60 Lewis 

 (O. Hebrides), Nov. 



291. The Pied Flycatcher. 



Distribution. — Bred Worcester, 1921, Ross-shire, 1919. One reported 

 Achill (Mayo), May 1920, and one Mayo, Nov. 1921. 



296 The Red-breasted Flycatcher. 



Female. — C. B. Ticehurst states (Ibis, 1922, p. 625) that three females 

 he examined had more or less red on chin and throat in summer. I have 

 found only one specimen labelled female with a little red in the large 

 series in the Brit. Mus., so this seems exceptional. The same author 

 states that first summer males vary much in amount of red and have 

 brown not grey ear-coverts. (H.F.W.) 



297. Distribution. — One Norfolk, Oct. 1919, two Northumberland. Sept. 

 1922, one Lines., Oct. 1922, possible pair seen Devon, May-July 1921. 

 one Sept., several Oct. 1920, Shetlands, one Isle of May, Sept. 1921, 

 one Sept. 1922, one Mull of Galloway (Wigtownshire), Sept. 1922. 



300. The Chiffchaff. 



Wing -formula. — Exceptionally 2nd primary falls between 6th and 7th 

 in length. (H.F.W.) 



303. The Siberian Chiffchaff. 



Wing-formula. — C. B. Ticehurst states (Ibis, 1922, p. 563) that the 2nd 

 primary in about half of a large series equalled 8th, and in about half 

 was between 7th and 8th. On re-examination of the very large series 



