THE NATURALISTS’ JOURNAL. 
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Cat rearing a rat .—A remarkable cat story was told me the other day by a 
friend. A cat was found (in December last) in a loft rearing up a young rat, 
of the size of a large mouse, simultaneously with her three kittens. This is 
worthy of note for, as a rule, we find the foster-mother to have previously 
been deprived of her offspring before attempting to bring up that of another. 
I regret to add that the kittens and rat have been destroyed.—E. W. 
Swanton, Bratton St. Maur. 
BIRDS. 
Occurrence of the Barred Warbler in Holderness.- —On November 13th, 
Mr. Phillip Loten, of Easington, received a young male of this species ( Sylvia 
nisoria, Bechstein) shot on that day by Mr. G. E. Clubley at Kilnsea. This 
is the third occurrence of this straggler to England in that neighbourhood, the 
first obtained by the Rev. H. H. Slater, at the Spurn, on August 28th, 1884 ; 
a second, October 19th, 1892, and this— John Cordeaux, m.b.o.u, in The 
Naturalist. 
Lapland Bunting at Flam boro ugh —In the Zoologist fox January, Mr. John 
Cordeaux records the presence at Flamborough, during the latter part of 
November, of a fairly large flock of Lapland Buntings—a rather unusual sight 
as this bird is decidedly a scarce straggler to the south-east of England, while 
to the northern counties it has hitherto been a very, rare visitor—H. K. Swann. 
White-tailed Eagle in Kent —The most beautiful specimen of the white¬ 
tailed eagle ever seen in the south of England, has just been shot on the Wad- 
hurst Park Estate, Rent. The bird — a female — measured seven feet six 
inches across the wings, and three feet from beak to tail— Graphic , Jatiuary 13. 
Reported occurrence of the Cuckoo in December —Air. D. S. Hibbs, of White 
ITouse, Newton Manor, Swanage, writes to the Western Gazette , that on 
December 23rd. at 12.35, h e distinctly heard a cuckoo three times, and that it 
was also heaid by Mr. George Bishop, carpenter. The same paper reports 
that a wren’s nest, containing two eggs, was found last month (December) by 
the groom at Lower Strode House, Lulworth. 
INSECTS. 
The Brimstone Butterfly —It may interest some of the readers of the N.J., 
to know that a specimen of G. rhamni was caught at this address on Septem¬ 
ber 18th. last. It was in excellent condition and is now in my possession. I 
believe this butterfly was rather scarce last yeai—E lfric H. SmitIi, 17, Oval 
Road, Regent's Park , N.W. 
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