. British birds. Birds. VOL. XITI.] NOTES. 143 Since writing the above I have seen another Woodcock perch in a tree. This was on September 14th, in the Isle of Arran, when Commander Chambers and I put up a Woodcock out of some bracken, and the bird flew into a wood and alighted on a small nut tree. It remained perched long enough for us to have a good look at it. Charles C. Dallas. [For other recorded instances of the Woodcock and other Waders perching see British Birds, Vol. IX., p. 254 ; cf. also note by Mr. E. Harvey {Field), December 13th, 1913.—Eds.] PROBABLE LONG-TAILED SKUA IN HERTFORDS
. British birds. Birds. VOL. XITI.] NOTES. 143 Since writing the above I have seen another Woodcock perch in a tree. This was on September 14th, in the Isle of Arran, when Commander Chambers and I put up a Woodcock out of some bracken, and the bird flew into a wood and alighted on a small nut tree. It remained perched long enough for us to have a good look at it. Charles C. Dallas. [For other recorded instances of the Woodcock and other Waders perching see British Birds, Vol. IX., p. 254 ; cf. also note by Mr. E. Harvey {Field), December 13th, 1913.—Eds.] PROBABLE LONG-TAILED SKUA IN HERTFORDSHIRE. On August 27th, 1919, I saw a Skua flying over the Tring Reservoirs. It settled on the banks, and I found that I was able to get to within a few yards of it. The following day,. which was very stormy, I was able to take several photographs of it as it swam on the rough water or settled on the banks. By taking care not to make any sudden movement, I managed to get to within a yard of it, and by kneeling on the ground could examine it closely. It was about 12 mches in length. The head and breast were almost pure white, the top of the head being very slightly spotted, back and wings were greyish-black, the feathers being edged with white, with here. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Witherby & Co
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