BIRDS SHOT BY THE REV. FRANCIS GISBORNE. 



7th. 2 J. Snpes. 

 Sept. I Par., $ do. 



In Dec. or Jan. (1770), i W. C, I Par., 3 Snpes. and W.C, i Jay. 



1770. 



In Jan. 

 Feb. 

 March 19. 



2ISt. 



22nd. 



26th. 



27th or 28th. 



29th. 



Sept. 



3rd. 

 26th. 



Nov. 



I Wd. Cock, 2 Wat. Hens, i Crow. 



1 Mallrd., I Magpye, I J. Snpe. 



2 W.C.'s, I Hre. 



2 Snpes., I Mallrd., I Great Spotted Woodpecker, 



I Crow. 

 2 Snpes. 



2 Mallrds., I Lapwing. 

 I Mallrd., I Bald Coot, I Fid. Fare, I Golden 



Crown'd Wren. 



I Snpe., I Golden Cr'd. Wren, '3"' i Long- 

 tailed Titmouse, <34) j "W'ren, <3^' i 

 Creeper, '3-«' i Nuthatch. '"' 



I Par. 



I Par. 



Shot upon our pond, swimming, a Grey Scollop- 

 toed Sandpiper '^s) or Tnugulobata of 

 Liniiaus. In shape and size pretty much like a 

 Snipe, weight i oz. I qr. avoirdupois. From 

 point to point of wings extended nearly sixteen 

 inches. (See Mr. Pennant's description of this 

 bird.) 



I Par. 



I Snpe. 



I Wd. Cck. 



I Owl, I Snpe., I Par. 



I Snpe., I do., i Redwg. Thrush. 



I Snpe., I J. Snpe. 



I Fid. Fre. 



(34) Golden Cr'd Wren, Longtailed Titmouse, Wren, Creeper, Nuthatch. 

 — These were probably shot as specimens for some ornithologist's collection. 

 There is a deep superstition in some localities connected with the common 

 Wren ; it is looked upon as a special favourite of the Almighty in conjunction 

 with the Robin. 



" Robins and Wrens, 

 Are God's own friends ; " 

 is a familiar couplet. 



(35) Grey Scollop-toed Sandpiper (Phalaropus Lobatus), — This specimen is 

 noted in Bewick as something very rare. It is far more common now. 

 Swaysland, of Brighton, relates that as many as a dozen have been shot in the 

 vicinity of Brighton, but always when the weather is very rough. As a rule, 

 when they arrive their bodily condition is poor and thin. At such times 

 they are tame, and often killed with stones. 



