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NATURE NOTES. 
towards the end of April. Probably a few stay and nest 
in the shrubberies. I heard one singing in Hyde Park 
on ioth June, 1889; and on 23rd July and 2nd August, 
1890. 
(17.) Sedge Warbler ( Acrocephalus phragmitis). — I only 
added this bird to our London list last summer, hearing 
several on May 7th, and a good many more on May 
17th. All these birds were close to either the Serpentine 
or Long Water. 
(18.) Hedge Sparrow ( Accentor modulciris). — Resident and 
fairly common : may be heard singing in almost any 
month. 
(19.) Great Tit [Pams major). — Resident. A few pairs nest 
in Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. 
(20.) Cole Tit ( Partis britannicus). — Resident, but not com- 
mon. Have seen a small flock in the trees fronting 
Queensborough Terrace. Personally have not found 
it nesting (but see Field, 18th May, 1889). 
(21.) Blue Tit ( Pams cccrulcus). — Resident, and breeds in 
rather smaller quantities than the great tit. 
(22.) Wren ( Troglodytes parvulns). — Resident, but far less 
common now than a few years ago. 
(23.) Pied Wagtail ( Motacilla lugubris). — An occasional 
visitor. 
(24.) Grey Wagtail ( Motacilla melanope). — An occasional 
winter visitor. 
(25.) Meadow Pipit ( Anthus pratensis). — Winter visitor. 
Sometimes appears in considerable flocks in hard 
weather. 
(26.) Tree Pipit (Anthus tvivialis). — A summer migrant. It 
may be seen in Kensington Gardens in some years on 
the spring migration. 
(27.) Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola). — A summer 
visitor, arriving about the middle of May and several 
pairs nesting annually in Kensington Gardens. I 
observed three broods of young birds on one day in 
July, 1890. First observed in 1884 on May nth; in 
1885, May 9th; 1886, May 15th; 1887, May 4th; 
1888, May 22nd; 1889, May 17th; and 1890, May 18th. 
(28.) Pied Flycatcher (Muscicapa atvicapilla). — On 29th 
April, 1890, my brother, Mr. E. Macpherson, and two 
sisters saw a pied flycatcher in Kensington Gardens ; 
it was observed both in the morning and evening. It 
was a male bird and very tame. This is the only 
recorded occurrence in London to my knowledge. 
A. Holte Macpherson. 
(To be continued.) 
