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NATURAL HISTORY NOTES AND QUERIES. 
Wood-pigeons in the City (p. 138).— 1 regret to have to report that the 
attempted rearing of the second brood of the young wood-pigeons hatched this 
spring in the churchyard of St. Botolph, Aldersgate Street, has resulted as un- 
fortunately as that of the first. Of the two eggs of the second sitting one was 
addled, but the other was safely hatched about the end of the third week in June. 
Two days later the young bird was found by the garden-keeper lying dead on 
the grass in the centre of the garden. It would seem as if the parent birds in 
their anxiety had endeavoured to remove their offspring from the dangerous 
situation of the nest, and the scene of the former disasters, and had thus brought 
about this lamentable event. The old birds remained in the vicinity of the 
churchyard, on and off for a week or more, but have not been seen during the 
last fortnight, and it is supposed that they have taken their final departure. 
Stoke Newington, N. Harry Chipperfif.ld. 
Nightjars. — I have often put up nightjars in the middle of the day, but 
have never found their eggs or young ; can any of your readers inform me of 
their habits? I want to know if the cock and hen lie near each other, as usually 
I have only put up one of the birds, and could see no sign of the other ; also 
whether the hen utters their peculiar note, and whether both birds assist in 
incubation. If one bird is flushed, does it follow that the other is close by? I 
shall be glad if you can supply me with this information, as the many books I 
have read on the subject do not give it. On the 24th June, I put up a pair o{ 
these birds ; they were lying close together, but there was no sign of eggs or 
young, and on returning to the spot three hours afterwards, they were not there 
again. 
Addiscomhe, Croydon. George F. Ely. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
G. T. R. — We hope to use your communication, but like many more, it is 
held back for want of space. 
J. L. B. — No, it is Sanicle {Sanicula europcea'). 
S. P. H. — Swine-cress [Senebiera Coro 7 iopits). 
E. L. C. E. — (i) Geum reptans. (2) Eiigeronalpmtwi. (3) Alsineverna. 
(d) Saxifraga oppositifolia. (5) S. bryoides. (6) S. controversa. (J) Androsace 
sej’tejitrionalis. Some of the specimens were rather unsatisfactory. 
H. E. — Is it not a Turtledove? Kindly read our rule 4. 
The Editor cannot undertake to reply privately to correspondents sending 
specimens to be named, nor can he name more than six plants at a time. 
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