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the present road until he came almost to the site of the Wake Arms.
At that point, as Mr. Winston has shown us, the older way bore off
to the right. From there the horsemen made their way past what is
now known as "The King's Oak" (with its highly forestal tarred
fence !) down to Wilson's lodge : thence, across Fairmead Bottom to
the Warren ; and so, over the high ground, to the top of Buckhurst
Hill. This latter part of the journey we are enabled to fill in, from
indications afforded by a Survey of the Manor of Loughton, made
in 1739, and now in the possession of the Rev. J. Whitaker Maitland.
This interesting document depicts what is called "The Stulpway to
Waltham" as starting from "The Great Road to Epping" at a point
nearly opposite to the Roebuck Inn (compare Chapman and Andre's
Survey of 1772), and running straight up to Loughton Warren, and
past the south-west corner of it. Perhaps some contributor to The
Essex Naturalist can tell us exactly what a "stulpway" was ?
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Another Porbeagle Shark (Lamna cornubica) on the Essex Coast.—On
December 8th, Mr. Henry Gentry, of St. Osyth, and others, captured a shark of
this species in the estuary of the Colne, just opposite the second Martello Tower.
It was a male, 7 ft. 10 inches long, and gave some trouble in the landing. This
is the second specimen I have seen this winter from the Essex coast. (See ante,
p. 154.) In the "Daily Graphic" for December 10th appeared a description and
illustration of this fish and its captor. It was there described as a "Blue
Shark," but incorrectly. It was unquestionably a Porbeagle ; the distinctive
characters of these two species makes the identification a very simple matter.—
HENRY Laver, F.L.S., Colchester, December 19th, 1892.
Black Cap (Sylvia atricapilla) in November.—On November 16th, Mr.
Pettitt showed me a specimen of the Black Cap which he had that morning shot near
Lexden. It was probably an immature male, and he informs me there are many
others in the same district, and also that he sees them every year during Novem-
ber. It is not probably generally known that this species lingers with us so late ;
at all events I was not aware of the fact.—Henry Laver, F.L.S., Colchester.
Iceland Gull at Harwich.—On December 3rd I was fortunate enough to
shoot a specimen of the Iceland Gull (Larus leucopterus) in the harbour here. I
think it has attained its second year's plumage, as it has a few pearl-grey feathers
on it; back. I think that this is the second specimen recorded for Essex, the
other having been shot on the River Colne on January 1st, 1887 ; this bird was
also in my possession (see "Birds of Essex," p. 262).—F. Kerry, Harwich.
Agrotis saucia at Woodford.—As we hear of Agrotis saucia having turned
up in many fresh or unusual places this season, it may interest the craft to know