402 Mr. J. H. Gurney on the 



Courser. Cursorius yaUicus. 



Included in Jaubert's ' List/ but no occurrences specified ; 

 it can only be a very rare straggler. 



Oyster-catcher. Hannatopus ostrahgus. 



In tlie South of France H. ostralegus, which in Eugland is 

 often called the '^ Sea- pie/' is for a similar reason known as 

 " Agasso de Mer/' namely, from its resemblance to the 

 black-and-white Magpie. 



Ruff AND OTHER Waders. Machetes pugnax, Charadrius 

 pluvialis, Vanellus vulgaris. 



Several of each of these Waders were seen in one or other 

 of the markets, as were GaUinago ccelestis, one G. gallinula, 

 and one Woodcock (on a former visit) ; one Totanus calidris 

 was met with at the mouth of the Argente. V. vulgaris 

 sometimes flies round the Camarat lighthouse, but seldom or 

 never strikes the lantern ; otlier sorts of Plovers are occa- 

 sionally got by the principal keeper, with a certain number 

 of Quails and land-birds. Three M. pugnax were already in 

 process of change as early as March 9th. 



Little Ringed Plover. yEgia/ifis curunica. 



Several examples of ^E. curonica and jE. cantiana were 

 seen running about at the mouth of the Argente, probably 

 merely on passage; but the authors of ' Les Richesses 

 Ornithologiques ^ say that u^. curonica breeds regularly on 

 the Verdon River. 



Marsh-Sandpiper. Totanus stagnatilis. 



Of this '^Chevalier" the authors of 'Les Richesses Orni- 

 thologiques' write : — '^11 a ete rencontre simultanement et 

 a diverses reprises, dans les niarais d'Hyeres et de Frejus, 

 jjendant les premiers jours de juin. M. Besson, d'Hy^res, 

 croyait a sa reproduction dans les environs de cette ville.'' 

 That it should breed there seems unlikely from what authors 

 tell us of its distribution, but Besson was evidently a good 

 observer. 



Green Sandpipek. Totanus ockropus. 



T. ochropus is pretty common in March and April, and is 



