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I still have three of last year's (1912) Hybrids left, in other 
aviaries and hope to breed from these next season. 
Westbury, Wilts., 1/12/"13 Wm. SHORE BAILY. 
HYBRID MANNIKINS (?) 
Sir. — My supposed Tr,' -colour Mannikin X Bengal ese Hybrids 
are still g'oing strong-; they left the nest over a fortnight ago, and 
are fed by both parents, as I take them to W, viz., the Tii -colour 
Mannikin and the Bengalese. I have not as yet seen them crack 
seed for themselves. W. A. BAINBRIDGE. 
AN EARLY BIRD. 
Sir, — A remarkable case of early nesting was reported to 
me on January 8th. At Calwich, Ash'bourne, Derbyshire, a farm 
bailiff, while engaged in cutting a hay stack on January 6th, found 
a nest with four eggs, which he believed was a Wagtail's. Wh&n 
found. <^bt- eggs were quite warm and on breaking one it was found 
to contain a chick fully formed. As the whole stack was being" 
cut up he took the nest and eggs and at my request brought them 
to me. They were those of the Pied Wagtail and I am forwarding 
the nest and eggs on tn our esteemied Editor. Is this a record for 
the species? J. H. HENvSTOCK, Ash'bourue, 12/1/' 14. 
A EARJ. VISITOR. 
Sir, — ^^To Mr. C. Sykes, of Musselburgh, one of our memb'ers, 
belongs the credit of re?ording the appearance in Scotland Of an exi- 
ceptionally rare visitor from the far East, viz.: Richard's Pintt 
{Anilvm richnrdi). The bird was in an injured condition, and 
actually crept into the doorway of the house occupied by him, on the 
night of 6th December last. Richard's Pipit has been known to 
ornithologists for over one hundred years, during which time occa/- 
sional visits to England have heen recorded; but this is only the 
third known instance of the appearance of the bird on the mainland 
of Scotland. The home of the species is eastern Siberia and north- 
west China, whence it migrates south in autumn to India, and south- 
eastern Asia. The little travelworn bird unfortunately succumbed 
to its injuries, and Mi\ Sykes was thus robibed of the opporltunity 
of adding to his laurels at the Palace ! The specimen has been 
presented to the Royal Scottish Museum of Science and Art in 
Edinbui'gh for preservation. 
M'. R. TOMLINSON, Inveresk, 7/l/'14. 
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