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of Applesliam. In February, J848, an example 

 occurred near Hailsham ; and on the 1st of Sep- 

 tember in the same year, my friend Captain Shir- 

 ley shot a bird of this species at Lurgashall, about 

 four miles north of Pet worth, and nearly twenty 

 from the sea. It rose at some distance, from the 

 banks of a large pond, and continued to fly round 

 his head for a considerable time in wide but gra- 

 dually diminishing circles. This specimen, which 

 he kindly forwarded to me immediatel}^, was a 

 bird of the year. 



[During the last week of July, 1853, the Rev. 

 Mr. Dennis, of Newhaven, procured three Avocets 

 in that neighbourhood, and three were also killed 

 there by the gardener of Mr. H. Catt ; probably 

 stragglers from the same flock. — 3rd edition.] 



Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa 'inelanura. A 

 very rare bird in Sussex ; but it has been killed 

 once or twice, in the immature state, near Am- 

 berley ; also on Pevensey levels and Rye marshes ; 

 and a pair (male and female), now in the Chiches- 

 ter Museum, were killed near Siddlesham. 



Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa rufa. I will ad- 

 duce this bird. as an example of the vernal and 

 autumnal migrations which I believe to be per- 

 formed by most of the Grallatores. 



In summer there are, perhaps, fewer of the 

 Scolopacidoe in Sussex than at any other period 



