Ornithological Notes. 
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October; another on the 16th of October, at Fenton Barns, 
East-Lothian; a third by Sir George Leith, in Dumbarton- 
shire, in the beginning of December ; and the last was shot 
near Broughton, in Peeblesshire, on the 2d of December. 
The stomach of one of these birds contained a field mouse, 
and the remains of a small bird were found in the stomach 
of another specimen. 
3. Picus major (Penn.), Great Spotted Woodpecker. 
This specimen was killed at Ninewar, East-Lothian, on 
the 20th of October. It is considered to be one of our rarer 
permanent residents, although some naturalists believe we 
occasionally have an addition to the number of these birds 
in early winter, from their migrations in Northern Europe. 
4. Thalassidroma pelagica (Delby), Stormy Petrel. 
On the same date, the 20th October, a Stormy Petrel 
was caught, in a very weak state, near Liberton, close by 
Edinburgh. 
5. Bomhycilla garrula (Flem,), The Bohemian Waxwing. 
This bird was shot at Archerfield, East-Lothian, on the 
21st November. Its stomach was found to be filled with 
the fruit of the hawthorn. One was shot at the same place 
forty years before. 
6. Astur palumharius (Selby), The Goshawk. 
The specimen exhibited was a young male, and was shot 
near Tynehead, Mid-Lothian, on the 13tli December. This 
fine bird, now one of our rarest hawks, was formerly much 
used in falconry, and flown at the larger game. It measured 
1 foot 10 inches in length from beak to point of tail, and 3 
feet 4 inches across the extended wings ; the length of 
wing from the flexure to the point of the fourth, the longest 
primary, was 13 inches. The closed wings are comparatively 
short, reaching to about half the length of the tail. The 
upper parts are of a dark rich reddish-brown colour, some 
of the feathers being edged with lighter ; the head and nape 
with feathers edged with light reddish brown. The tail 
is 11 inches in length, with alternate bands of dark brown 
and light greyish-brown — the terminal being of light greyish- 
