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Rh Museum (Natural History). With his usual kindness he sent me the following reply:— "The shells contained in the five bottles are Paludestrina ulvæ (Pennant), commonly called Hydrobia ulvæ in books. As Hydrobius, which is practically the same as Hydrobia, was preused in insects, I think it advisable to employ D'Orbigny's name Paludestrina. It is a common species in most estuaries. Bottle six (contents of stomach of Golden Plover) contains three species, viz. the same Paludestrina, several specimens of Littorina rudis, Maton., and a single example of Alexia myosotis (Draparnaud). The Alexia is also estuarine, and the Littorina may be found both on the coast and in the mouths of rivers."— (Wells, Norfolk).

White Wagtail nesting in Suffolk.—On April 26th I took a nest with five eggs of the White Wagtail, clearly identifying the hen bird on the nest, and also when she settled on the ground a few yards off. The nest was built in the side of a cattle-shed, and the farm-lad who showed it to me had watched it for some time, and assured me that both birds were alike. We have had more than one instance of the Pied and White Wagtails interbreeding in the Eastern Counties. I refrain from recording the precise locality of this nest, as I do not wish the parent birds to be killed; but it is in West Suffolk, and within an easy walk of this house.— (Tostock Rectory, Bury St. Edmunds).

Red-legged Partridge Migrating.—Supplementary to Mr. Clarke's note (ante, p. 166), it may be worth while stating that on the 16th March last one of Mr. Edwin Baylis's boatmen found a Red-legged Partridge dead on the beach at Bournemouth, and forwarded it to him here. The bird had been washed in by the tide, and was so exceptionally clear and brilliant in its colours that it has been mounted for Mr. Baylis's collection. This seems to point to the fact that a considerable migration of these birds may have taken place between March 16th and 22nd. I thought the fact that these birds did occasionally migrate was now fairly well established.— (7, Holloway Head, Birmingham).

The Australian "Rock-Lizard."—This species, Amphibolurus muricatus, White, is one of the commonest of Australian Lizards, and abounds principally in rocky situations. Its habits are sharp and active. When watching an object it raises its (comparatively) large head high above the ground and, twisting it on one side, blinks in a comical manner. In shape the head is not unlike that of the Frilled Agama, Chlamydosaurus kingi. I have been much struck with the habit this Lizard has (in common with many other animals) of feigning death when caught or wounded.