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P. 138. Motacilla Yarrelli , those which remain with us in the winter, do not assume by a fortnight the summer garb so early as the foreign specimens. so can hardly pair (Knox)

P.161. F. Smith says there are two sized workers of Vespa Vulgaris, the larger of which were ranked as small queens by Huber, but he thinks only workers. —

P.187. Mr Hepburn says pheasants not rarely lay eggs in partridges's nests driving away the partridge.

P.211. Waterton gives an account of two male hares fighting till one was killed.

P. 264. F. Smith saw F. Sanguinea seize slaves of F. Flava the latter did not resist; the marauders were all large workers. States positively about large workers only coming out when nest disturbed.

P.310. Mr Saul on Parus Coeruleus pecking wood to make hole for nest.

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P.315. Lucian Bonaparte when 500 miles from Portugal & 400 from Africa had 3 species of Sylvia & an Anthus blown on board. —

P.321. W. Thompson case of toads quickly killed by salt water.

P. 338. Mr .Holme on Carabus Cancellatus & Göerius olius, killing numbers of young toads just emerging from tadpole state; from other accounts it seems that Buzzards & rats sometimes kill old toads, so Herbert wrong. —

P.362. Case of chickens of half-wild hen crouching like partridges when disturbed. (W. Hewett)

P.382. Mr Duncan on black bird building in hole in wall & in old Magpie's nest.

P.453. Case of bullfinch breeding in confinement.

P.454. Case of guinea fowl laying in Partridge's nest.

P.564. Mr Haslam saw a common wren walk several times over head into the water on edge of shallow brook like a dipper.

P.577. Mr Banister describes blacked gulls every evening coming to a meadow & hunting for moths & seizing them either on wing or on ground. —

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P.630. Mr Knox reared young rooks & found that they did not shed feathers ar base of beak; but seemed perhaps rather easily rubbed off by bars of cage (mem. american Rook).

P.659. Mr Bold describes Mule Canary bird as singing when viewing itself in looking glass, & then attempted to dash at its own image. it was not love for it attacked with fury a female soon put into its cage; the singing seems to be act of defiance or emulation.

P.667. Mr F. Bond case of a common hen, which alternately moulted jet black & pure white.

P.726. Mr Poole says great tomtit often breaks open hazel-nuts.

P. 781. Mr Burry says in I. of Wight, the stoat sometimes undergoes the winter change of colour; has seen 6 or 7 specimens either partly or wholly white.