observed m Ushant, ^c. 265 



Mr. C. Smith makes no mention of this species for 

 Alderney. 



58. Ckex pratensis. 



Alderney. One Land-Rail was seen on the south coast on 

 the 23rd of September^ and another on the 26th. 



59. Charadrius pluvialis. 



Alderney. Two Golden Plovers were seen on the 23rd of 

 September, several on the 26th, and five were resting on the 

 sands at Longey Bay on the 27th. It is a bird of passage 

 and winter visitor to tlie islands. 



60. EUDROMIAS MORINELLUS. 



Ushant. Single examples of the Dotterel were observed 

 on the western side of the island on the 14th and 15th of 

 September ; possibly the same bird was seen on each occasion. 

 When first noted it was on the wing ; on the second it 

 allowed a close approach while resting, and flew off uttering 

 its unmusical note. 



6L iEoiALlTIS HIATICOLA. 



Ushant. The Ringed Plover was quite a common and 

 doubtless a resident species on the island — finding on the 

 arid tracts a suitable breeding-ground, in the almost entire 

 absence of littoral haunts. 



Le Conquet and Alderney. Common. 



62. Vanellus vulgaris. 



Ushant. Five Lapwings arrived at Ushant on the night of 

 the Dth of September and remained during our visit. This 

 species is mentioned by the light-keepers as being very 

 common, both as a bird of passage and as a winter visitor to 

 the island. 



63. Strepsilas interpres. 



Ushant. The Turnstone finds many congenial haunts 

 along the rock-bound shores of Ushant, and was quite 

 common during our stay. It was often seen feeding inland 

 along with Ringed Plovers and a few Sanderlings, being 

 attracted by the coleoptera which abounded on the island. 



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