140 A. F. GROSSMAN — NOTES ON BIRDS 



Green Sandpiper {Totanus ocliropus). — During the month of 

 October a green sandpiper was shot at Newberries, RacUett, by 

 Mr. H. J. Lubbock, in whose possession it now is. 



Redshank {Totanus calidris). — Some of these birds were seen at 

 Tring on April 6th, and also on May 25th and 26th. 



Greenshank {Totanus canescens). — Street saw three birds of this 

 species at Tring on April 4th, and also some on May 23rd. 



Curlew {Numenms arquata). — This bird occurred at Tring in 

 small parties in March, April, and September. 



Black Tern {Hydrochelidon nigra). — Black terns were seen at 

 Tring on May 27th, and on the following day a large party con- 

 sisting of this species and common terns appeared there. Four also 

 were seen there on June 26th. 



Common Teuj^ {Sterna ^uviatilis). — Street first saw this species 

 at Tring on May 18th, and a large party arrived on May 27th. 

 The last date on which they were seen there was September 18th. 

 Mr. E. P. Thompson saw one of these birds at Elstree Reservoir on 

 May 15th and several more on May 21st. 



Lesser Tern {Sterna minuta). — This species occuiTed at Tring 

 on April 17th and 26th, and also on June 10th and 30th. 



Black-headed Gull {Larus ridihundus). — A young bird was shot 

 at Heronsgate early in the spring. It was a male. Street also 

 saw five of these birds at Tring on September 24th. 



Common Gull {Larus canus). — Five gulls of this species appeared 

 at Tring on April 16th and three on the 23rd of the same month, 

 while others were seen there on May 9th, June 20th, and Sept. 5th. 



Herring Gull {Larus argentatus). — Thi'ee herring gulls were 

 reported at Tring on May 12th. 



Black-backed Gull {Larus fuscus vel marinus). — Black-backed 

 gulls appeared at the Reservoirs on May 3rd and 19th. On 

 June 1st one, and on September 12th five birds appeared there, 

 which Street described as large black-backed gulls. 



KiTTiWAKE {Rissa tridactyla). — A dead bird of this species was 

 picked up by Mr. M. R. Pryor during the severe fi'ost of 1895, but 

 this was not reported at the time. 



Great Crested Grebe {Podicipes cristatus). — Some of these 

 birds were at Tring Reservoirs on January 29, although they 

 usually do not return there much before the middle of March. 

 Owing to the scarcity of water there were hardly as many pairs as 

 usual nesting at the Reservoirs last year. 



Arrival and Depaetuee of Migeants. 



Summer Migrants. 



Species. Locality. Date. Observer. 



Wheatear (Last seen) SawbriJgewortli Sept. 1 H. S. Rivers. 



(Sazicola cenanthe) 

 Eedstart Sawbridgeworth April 17 H. S. Eivers. 



{liuticilla phanicurus) 



(Last seen) Sawbridgeworth Sept. 7 H. S. Eivers. 



