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with in Cornwall (Rodd), Hants (Gurney), Suffolk 

 (Hele), Norfolk (Stevenson), and Yorkshire (Boyes, 

 and Boynton, Zool., 1869, p. 18-13), but is of rare 

 occurrence, except in the south of England. One 

 was shot by Mr. F. C. Hingston on Plymouth 

 Breakwater, May 7, 1861 (Rowe, "Cat. Birds of 

 Devon," p. 33). Mr. Gatcombe, who saw it shot, 

 identified the species. 



According to Mr. Blake Knox (Zool., 1866, 

 p. 301), it has been observed in a few instances, 

 during migration, on the Dublin coast, but it is 

 at all times a rare visitant to Ireland. Two were 

 observed on Achill Island (A. H. Knapp, Field, 

 Aug. 27, 1881). 



For remarks on the habits of this bird as 

 observed in Kent, see Dombrain, Zool., 1880, p. 

 138. 



TURNSTONE. Strepsilas interpres (Linna?us). PI. 22, 

 figs. 1, 2, 2a. Length, 9-5 in. ; bill, -9 in. ; wing, 

 6 in. ; tarsus, -9 in. 



A spring and autumn migrant, a few remaining 

 throughout the winter. It is believed to nest in 

 a few localities in Great Britain. In 1875 two 

 were seen on Drift Point, at the mouth of Poole 

 Harbour, Dorsetshire, as late as June 8, in company 

 with Ringed Plover and Whimbrel (T. M. Pike, 

 Field, June 26, 1875). Dr. Embleton,^ of Beadnall, 



' See his paper on Eggs, with four coloured plates, Nat. Hist. 

 Trans. Northumb., vol. vii. pp. 1-47 (1877). 



