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beg about 1839 or 1840.* This species is also included among the 

 birds of Peterhead. + 



Common Snipe. — Gallinago gallinaria (0. F. Miiller). There 

 are many peat-hags and marshy places still left in this district, 

 though they are being gradually improved away, where the Snipe 

 abounds both in summer and winter. 



Jack Snipe. — Limnocryptes gallinula (Lin.). Common in 

 autumn, and I am convinced sometimes stays all the year round 

 here. 



Red-necked Phalarope. — Phalaropus hyperhoreus (Lin.). One 

 was killed at Fraserburgh on 27th October, 1853, and a fine 

 female specimen was killed by Mr. John Gatherer, of H.M. Cus- 

 toms, at the same place, near the lighthouse, on 11th October, 

 1854. Mr. Edward gives another instance of this rare bird being 

 obtained near Fraserburgh on 26th September, 1855 — it feeding 

 with a flock of Dunlins and Rins: Dotterels, t 



Gray Phalarope. — Phalaropus fulicarius (Lin.). Rare visitor. 

 Mentioned in Mr. T. Edward's list of the birds of Strathbeg. § 



Avocet. — Eecicrvirostra avocetta, Lin. Also a rare visitor. 

 Has only been seen at Strathbeg, as far as I am aware. || 



Turnstone. — Strepsilas inter pres, Lin. A regular winter visitor, 

 and has been occasionally met with during summer. 



Lapwing. — Vanellus cristatus, Meyer. Breeds in large num- 

 bers everywhere, and the eggs are eagerly sought after by people 

 from Fraserburgh and Peterhead, who find a ready market for 

 them there. 



Gray Plover. — Squaterola helvetica (Lin.). A winter visitant, 

 making its appearance at about the same time as the Knot, 

 Sanderling, Turnstone, &c. 



Golden Plover. — Charadrius pluvialis, Lin. Very common 

 in winter, and occasionally seen on the higher grounds in summer. 



Dotterel. — Eudromias morinellus (Lin.). Included in Mr. 

 Arbuthnot's list of the birds of Peterhead.H Mr Edward also 

 mentions it, and says that four of this species were killed on the 

 links near the Loch of Strathbeg in 1852, two of which are in his 

 own collection.** 



* Nat., vol. iv., pp. 239-247. t New Stat. Acct., vol. xii., p. 351. 



X Nat., vol. v., p. 47. § Nat., vol. iv., pp. 239-247. 



|| Nat., vol. iv., pp. 239-249. 1 New Stat. Acct., vol. xii., p. 351. 

 ** Nat., vol. iv., pp. 239-247. 



