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Genus— H^MATOPUS. 



H^MATOPUS OSTRALEGUS— Oyster-Catcher. 



The Pied Oyster-catcher, or Sea-Pie, as the sailors call it, from 

 its distinct black and white colour, not unfrequently visits Hereford- 

 shire. Nearly every winter one or two specimens are shot in the 

 county, on the banks of the Rivers Wye and Lugg. The three 

 specimens in the Hereford Museum were obtained — one from Ross ; 

 one from Moccas, where it was shot on the banks of the Wye by 

 Mr. S. George ; and the third from the Lugg meadows, which was 

 secured by Mr. D. R. Chapman the same year, 1879. Another 

 specimen was also shot near the river Lugg in 1881. 



Family— SCOLOPACID.^. 



Genus— RECURVIROSTRA. 



[Recurvirostra avocetta — Avocet.] 



Formerly resident on the east coast of England, now very rare. 



Genus— HIMANTO PUS. 



[Himantopus candidus — Black-winged Stilt.] 



A rare straggler to England. 



Genus— PHALAROPUS. 



[Phalaropus hyperboreus — Red-necked Phalarope.] 



A regular summer visitor to the islands on the coasts of Scotland ; 



occasionally met with during passage in England. 



PHALAROPUS FULICARIUS— Grey Phalarope. 



There are three recorded instances of the occurrence of the 

 Grey Phalarope in Herefordshire. Mr. R. M. Lingwood mentions 

 one as having been shot at Allensmore in 1847. Mr. W. C. Blake, 



