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Anobium domesticum. Abandoning fences we proceeded on our 
way rejoicing. Passing a dead bird, we picked it up and beat it 
over paper, Out one specimen of Agriotes sputator was all we got 
for our trouble. We then made straight across the marshes to 
a pond, where by searching in the refuse, both dry and wet, upon 
its banks ; the following species were dropped into our bottles : 
Cyclonotum orbiculare, Philhydrus testaceus, Philhydrus ovalis, 
Haliplus rnficollis, Noterus sparsus (all in wet refuse); Anchoinenus 
Thoreyi , Anchovienus marginatus, Trechus minutus , Bembidium 
incolor, Coccidula scutellata, Coccidula rufa, Coccinella i^-punctata , 
Octhebius bicolon, Atomaria mesomelas, Anaccena variabilis, Alcoehara 
nitida, Homalota incana, Quedius attenuatus, Stilicus affinis, Xantho- 
linus ochraceus, Myrmedonia canaliculata, Stenus Juno , A. pubescens, 
S. canaliculatus, S. similis (in dry refuse), and many others. The 
water-net now came into use again, and by its aid we fished our 
of the pond Colymbetes pulverosus, Agabus bipustulalus, Laccobius 
bipunctatus, Laccobius minutus, Haliplus ruficollis, Philhydrus 
testaceus, Laccophilus hyalinus, Noterus sparsus, Hydrobius fuscipes, 
Hydroporus parallelogrammus, H. lineatus, H. palustris, H. inoequa- 
lis, etc. Moss and tufts of grass growing round the same pond 
were fairly productive, and by examining these we added to our 
already well-filled phials Stenotophus exiguus var. hiridus , Badister 
bipustulatus , Blechrus maurus , Pterostichus vernalis , Anchomenus 
Thoreyi , Anchomenus parumpunctatus , Agriotes lineatus , Alcoehara 
nitida , Myrmedonia ca?ialiculata , Philonthus micans , A*, trossulus, 
Scymnusfrontalis, and others. This ended our very successful 
day on the marshes, and as we trudged off back to the railway 
station the picturesque old castle of Camber, standing, as it 
does, alone in the midst of the marsh, faded away in the distance 
and gloom; and the red lights ahead which marked our goal 
became clearer and still clearer at every step we took.—G. D. 
Turner, “The Grampians,” St. Helens Road, Hastings. 
HINTS FOR THE MONTH. 
ORNITHOLOGY. 
May is a busy month for the oologist. The following is a list 
of some of the birds which nest now. For a complete list we 
refer our readers to H. T. “Booth’s British Birds: their Nests 
and Eggs,” advertised on our covers. 
In bushes. Blackcap, goldfinch, jay, sedgewarbler, willow do., 
whitethroat, Dartford warbler, and long-tailed tit (occasionally). 
Holes in trees. Jackdaw, barn owl, redstart, blue, great, cole 
and marsh tits, and pied wagtail. 
On the ground. Corn bunting, chiff chaff (among furze), cur- 
