1917-] Breeding of Green Sandpiper in British Isles. 611 



Oct. 22. Fully fledged bird. Plumage all black. Base 

 of lower mandible dull crimson. Irides had narrow bright 

 blue circle rouud pupils. 



Oct. 25. Adult. Irides white. Much brown in the 

 plumage, especially on the mantle. Bill all black. 



Oct. 26. Adult. Irides white. Plumage all black. 



Nov. 1. Adult. Irides hazel. Plumage brown and black. 



The under-plumage of all the Crows was white. 



Many Crows were observed through binoculars at close 

 ranges. Immature birds could be distinguished by the dull 

 crimson of the base of the lower mandibles. All these 

 seemed to have black plumage. Adults, with black beaks 

 throughout, had mostly brown and black plumage. 



White-eyed Crows were abundant on the Peron. Some 

 of them were always about the station sheep-yards. They 

 seemed to be in completely black plumage. Many nests of 

 Crows were observed in small mangroves at the big lagoon, 

 usually from only five to eight feet above ground. 



XXXI. — Some evidence corroborating the supposed Breeding 

 of the Green Sandpiper in the British Isles. By H. W. 

 EoBiNsoN, M.B.O.U. 



In view of the fact that there is no authentic record of 

 the Green Sandpiper (Totanus ochropus) nesting in Great 

 Britain, I beg to record a pair which are believed to have 

 nested in Levens Park, Westmorland, during the past 

 summer, the details being as follows : — 



On June 24, Waterhouse the gamekeeper, a first-class 

 field-naturalist, observed in the Park a Wader which he could 

 not name. He saw it there practically every day until 

 about the third week in July, after which he thought that 

 it had departed. It was very wild and never uttered a call 

 of any sort. He described it to me as something like a 

 Redshank, but very dark on the back, and with a large 

 white patch on the rump like a House-Martin. 



On August 5, whilst in company with Waterhouse, a 

 fellow-member of the B. O. U., the Rev. E. U. Savage, 



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