1 OBSERVE that in Vol. XX., p. 150, May n t h is mentioned as the earliest recorded date for a complete clutch of the Redbacked Shrike (Lanhis c. collurio). It is therefore of interest to record t h a t I personally took a clutch of five eggs on May 5th, 1922, at Shorncliffe, Kent. The weather was unusually hot for the time of year.T H E following note on the incubation-and Hedging-periods of the...

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