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Terek Sandpiper (Terekia cinerea). — Three Terek Sand- 

 pipers, one of which I saw in the flesh, were shot at Rye in 

 the month of May, 1915, a male having been killed on May 26th, 

 and a male and female on May 28th. These are the first 

 obtained in Sussex. In 1912 I recorded in British Birds (Vol. 

 VI., p. 74) the first specimens of this species obtained in 

 Great Britain ; they were shot on Romney Marsh, Kent, 

 in the month of May. 



The Mediterranean Black-headed Gull {Larus melano- 

 cephalns). — On Friday evening, July 16th, 1915, Mr. G. 

 Bristow, taxidermist, of Silchester Road, St. Leonards-on- 

 Sea, brought me a specimen of this bird in the flesh for 

 identification. It had been shot the previous day (July 15th) 

 at Rye, and was a male, and had the appearance of being 

 quite freshly killed. There was no mistake about its identity. 

 The hood was jet black, and there was a small crescentic 

 white patch above and below the eye ; quills white, the first 

 only externally margined with black. On July 18th I heard 

 from Mr. Bristow that two more examples (male and female) 

 were shot the next day, July 16th, and on the 23rd he brought 

 a fourth in the flesh for me to see ; this had been shot at Rye 

 on the 21st. He was informed that there were about six or 

 seven of these Gulls in the party. There are four authentic 

 instances of its previous occurrence in Great Britain. 



T. Parkin. 



Marsh-Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis). — A fine pair of 

 Marsh-Sandpipers was shown to me on May 25th, 1915, 

 having been shot the previous day on Romney Marsh. 



Sabine's Gull {Xema sabini). — A wounded example of 

 Sabine's Gull was picked up alive at Jury's Gap (Kent) on 

 May 6th, 1915. I saw it after it was put out of its. 

 misery, and upon examination found the wing fractured. 

 There was every appearance of the damage being done by a 

 shot gun, and probably several days before being found. 

 It would be interesting to know if anyone saw this bird^ 

 or where it was when shot at. It was a male. The irides 

 and mouth were a bright red. 



Great Black-headed Gull {Larus ichthyaetus). — An 

 example of the Great Black-headed Gull made its appearance 

 in Rye Harbour early in May, 1915, and was seen on several 

 occasions by the " lookers " between Rye Harbour, in 

 Sussex, and Jury's Gap in Kent. No doubt the bird's range 

 extended farther east and also west, as it was in company 

 with the large number of Black-headed Gulls that breed 

 at Lydd, and move to and fro following the shoals of fish. 



