172 c. and h. Candler’s notes from the Netherlands. 
haunt of wild-fowl in the far north, and made it difficult to realise 
that we were in the latitude of Cromer and within eighteen hours 
of Charing Cross. The Avocets, we were told, bred regularly, if 
not upon the spot where we saw them feeding, yet at no great 
distance away upon the same marsh. This marsh is of inconsiderable 
extent, it is close to the village of Oude Schild and to the high 
road to Den Burg. Though shooting in the breeding season is 
prohibited, the birds are frequently robbed of their eggs and 
otherwise disturbed ; but, following probably an instinct trans- 
mitted through countless generations, they cling to this spot, and 
will doubtless nest there year after year until the marsh is drained 
or the local race exterminated. 
Fortunately we are able to supplement these very meagre notes 
on Texel by the following list of birds, which our correspondent, 
Mr. Thijsse, has found breeding upon the island in the single 
season he has spent there. Mr. Thijsse says that, except in the 
case of the Cormorant and the Wigeon, he has himself seen either 
the eggs or the young of all the birds included in his list. We 
have retained the popular Dutch names of the species, as these are 
very suggestive and interesting ; and in most cases we have added 
in brackets the English equivalent, with an occasional note as to 
meaning or derivation. 
Kestrel. Torenvalk (Tower Falcon) ; Slochtvalk. 
Goshawk. Havik. The eggs were laid in an old Rook’s nest, in a Bircli 
tree of no great height. 
Barn Owl. Kerkuil (Church Owl). 
Great Grey Shrike. Klapekster ; Negendooder (Ninekiller, an English 
provincial name). 
Red-backed Shrike. Grauwe Klauwier (Grey Clutchcr). 
Spotted Fly-catcher. Vliegenvanger (Fly-catcher). 
Golden Oriole. Wielewaal (also Wiedewaal; Eng. Wit- wall). 
Song Thrush. Lijster. 
Blackbird. Merel (Merle). 
Hedge Sparrow. Basterd Naelitegaal (Bastard Nightingale). 
Robin. Roodborstje (Little Redbreast). 
Wheatear. Tapust; Stag. 
Icterine Warbler. Spotvogcl (Mocking Bird). 
Great Reed Warbler. Karekiet (from its note). 
Reed Warbler. Kleine Karekiet (Little Karekiet). 
Whitethroat. Grasmusch (Grass Sparrow). 
Garden Warbler. Tuinfluiter (Garden Flitter). 
