THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



[August 



Handford Waters, near Harwich, where no doubt they destroy many 

 young Redshanks, and young Wild Ducks, which breed in some 

 numbers on the island. 



On the 4th August, 1884, whilst shooting on the benthings which 

 surround the islands, I saw three of these birds, two of which were 

 shot, one of them was hunting for some young Redshanks, whilst the 

 two parent birds were flying around shrieking, and trying to entice the 

 Owl from the spot ; this was in the bright sunshine, which did not 

 seem to make any difference to the Owl's power of seeing ; it was 

 quartering its ground beautifully so as not to miss a yard, no doubt at 

 the old Redshanks cry of warning the young ones had crept under the 

 grass. Again on the 31st July, i88g, I saw an Owl of this species 

 hawking over the benthings in the sun, and calling; on making in- 

 quiries of some labourers who worked on the the island I ascertained 

 that the Owls had bred there in the rough grass, and that they had 

 caught some of the young owls before they could fly. On Whit- 

 Monday last, the 1 8th May, whilst searching on the benthing for the 

 nests of the Blackheaded Gull, (Larus ridibundus) I came across 

 another Owl of this species, it had just killed a Blackheaded Gull, and 

 was making its breakfast off the unfortunate bird ; it was very fearless, 

 flying only a few yards at a time ; I have no doubt but that its mate 

 was nesting somewhere in the neighbourhood. I think this is the 

 most southvv^ard locality recorded for the breeding of this species. 



F. Kerry, Harwich. 



Reports of Societies. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



July, I, iSgi. — -Mr. Frederick Du Cane Godman, M.A., F.R.S., President, 

 in the chair. 



The Rev. John Isabel!, of St. Sennen Rectory, Penzance-, was elected a Fellow of 

 the Society. 



Mr. Jacoby exhibited a specimen of a species of Coleoptera belonging to the 

 family Galerudda, with the maxillary palpi extraordinarily developed. 



Canon Fowler, on behalf of Mr. Wroughton, Conser\-ator of Forests, I'oona, ex- 

 hibited specimens of a bug imitating an ant, Polyrach/s spiiiigcr, and of a spider 

 imitating a species of Mat ilia, and read the following notes : — " I have taken a good 

 many specimens of a bug which has achieved a very fair imitation of Polyrachis 



