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SPRING ARRIVALS, 



Grey Plover, (Sqiiatarola cinerea,) Flem. — Rare. 



Peewit, (Vanellus cristatus,) Flem. — Gwyllyn Vase, Swanpool: not uncommon. 

 January 17th., 1850, flushed a covey consisting of seventeen birds, on Mr. 

 G. 0. Fox's estate, Pennance. 



Turnstone, (Strepsilas interpres,) Flem. — Scarce. 



Sanderling, (CaUdris arenaria,) Flem. — Not common. 



Heron, (Ardea cinerea,) Penn. — Penryn Creek, low water: not common. 



Bittern, (Botaurus stellaris,) Sdby. — Penryn Creek, College wood, market: 

 not common. 



Curlew, (Numenius arquata,) Penn. — Gwyllyn Vase, Swanpool: not common. 



Whimbrel, (Numenius phaeopus^) Penn. — Gwyllyn Vase, Swanpool, Pennance^ 

 etc.: not common. 



Redshank, (Totanus calidris,) Flem. — Gwyllyn Vase: rare. 



Sandpiper, (Totanus hypoleucos,) Selby. — Gwyllyn Vase, Swanpool, etc.: 

 not uncommon. Dr. Williams' Son shot a fine specimen (October, 1849,) at 

 Swanpool. 



GreenshanJc, (Totanus glottis,) Flem. — One specimon shot at Swanpool, 

 winter of 1845: very rare. 



Wood Sandpiper, (Totanus glareola,) Flem. — Shot by T. Passingham, Esq., 

 Swanpool, AugTLst 28th., 1847. 



Green Sandpiper, (Totanus ochropus,) Flem. — Shot by T. Passingham, Esq., 

 August 28th., 1847. 



Avocet, (Recurvirostra avocetta,) Penn. — Shot at Swanpool, November, 

 1845. The second bird shot in the locality within the last ten years. 



Blach-winged Stilt, (Hiraantopus melanopterus,) Sdby.— ^hot at Swanpool 

 by Mr. J. Genu, Silversmith. 



Black-tailed Godwit, (Limosa melanura,) Selby. — Shot by Mr. May, at 

 Swanpool, December 12th., 1846. 



Woodcock, (Scolopax rusticola,) Penn. — Common in winter. 



(To he continued.) 



Ijiritig :Jlrrinnk 



Early appearance of the Ouckno. — In corroboration of the fact, that the 

 Cuckoo, at least occasionally, makes its appearance during the winter months^ 

 as noticed in No. 2, of "I'he Naturalist," I send you an extract from my 

 "Journal of Natural History," dated Ormskirk, December 28th., 1833. ^'During 

 a walk with my friend R. C, I saw a Cuckoo flying across the fields below the 

 church. Having pointed it out to him, ho told me he had heard one calling 

 only a few minutes before, but did not mention the circumstance, fearing I 

 should laugh at the idea of his hearing the Cuckoo in the depth of winter. The 

 day was remarkably mild, which was quite a treat, the weather having been 

 very stormy and unsettled for a long time." The following notice is appended 



