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thigh-joint, and the man who gave it me said he found it in the early 

 morning hanging in a dying condition from a thick bramble-stalk, to 

 which the injured leg was firmly frozen by a piece of ice the size of a 

 large pea. I need not say there had been a severe frost the previous 

 night, and, although the bird was in good plumage, it was very lean 

 in body, and on dissecting it I could discover no other injury except 

 the dislocated thigh, which seemed to be torn from the trunk. 

 Possibly the poor little bird was in failing health, and the extreme 

 cold sealed its fate. It is the first occurrence of the kind that has 

 come under my observation. — G. B. Corbin (Eingwood). 



Roller at Cumberland. — An adult Holier (Coracias garrulus) was 

 shot by a keeper at Knorren, near Brampton, Cumberland, on June 

 17th, 1907. The bird was reported to me by F. P. Johnson, Esq., 

 M.B.O.U., and I saw it at Carthstand on Jan. 2nd, 1909. — Linn^us 

 E. Hope (The Museum, Carlisle). 



Goldeneye (Clangula glaucion) in Surrey. — On March 8th last 

 I saw an immature specimen of a Goldeneye on one of the ponds in 

 Lea Park, Witley. It was fairly tame, and allowed a near approach. 

 When disturbed it flew for a short distance, and on alighting on the 

 water immediately dived. No doubt the hard weather we had then 

 been having drove the bird so far inland. The Goldeneye is always 

 a sure visitor to Surrey, and some four years ago an adult male was 

 shot on the very pond that the present specimen was on. — Gordon 

 Dalgliesh (Brook, Witley, Surrey). 



MOLLUSCA. 



u Vertical Distribution of the Mollusca." — I have just read with 

 great interest Mr. Harcourt-Bath's paper on the " Vertical Distri- 

 bution of the Mollusca of the Cotteswolds," and I hope it may 

 lead to a careful study of the subject in all our counties. In this 

 county the only known habitat of several species of the Mollusca 

 is at an altitude of about 1000 ft. above sea-level, namely, Heli- 

 cella itala and H. caper ata (except where introduced) and B aha per- 

 versa. Other species, such as Vitrina pellucida, V. cellaria, Pyrami- 

 dtilarupestris, P. rotundata, Hygromia fusca, H. hispida, Helicigona 

 lapicida, H. arbustorum, Ena obscura, with its beautiful white and 

 pellucid variety albida, Vertigo pijgmcea, are all found in the limestone 

 district in the north of this county up to and exceeding the 1000 ft. 

 level. I have worked portions of the Cotteswolds for Mollusca, and 

 quite agree with Mr. Harcourt-Bath as to there being two distinct 

 forms of Helix pomatia, which he aptly names u arbor ea" and 



