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caught a female which was injured on May 25th, and, upon 

 our skinning it, imagine our surprise in taking from the body 

 a full-formed and well-marked egg This was also at the mouth 

 of the river, where this bird breeds. 



Corn Crake {Crex pratensis) arrived on April 29th. 



Dotterel {Eudromias mormellus). A pair of immature birds 

 obtained on September 16th at the mouth of the Tees. 



Ringed Plover (JEgiHtis liiaticnla). Nests with full clutches 

 at Tees-mouth on May 4th. 



Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius). One obtained on 

 November 19th at Tees-mouth. It was exceedingly tame and 

 allowed us to gut within six yards of it before it was 

 procured. 



Snipe {Gallinago coelistis). Found nest with two eggs at 

 Tees-mouth on May 28th. About four pairs bred on the 

 " slem " this season. 



Dunlin (Tringa alpina). An example of the small form, 

 was shot at Tees-moutli in January. It had the grey back of 

 winter and black breast of summer plumage. A nest with 

 four eggs was found by the writer and Mr. T. H. Nelson, 

 M.B.O.U., at the above place on May 23rd. 



Ruff [Machetes pugnax). An immature female shot on 

 August 27th. (C. B.) Two shot out of a flock of eight on 

 September 16th at Tees-mouth. 



Green Sandpiper {Helodromas oehropus). One shot on 

 September 28rd at Tees-mouth. 



Redshank (Totanus calidris). Nests with eggs on April 13th 

 at Tees-mouth. 



Greenshank {Totanus canesceiis). A bird of this species was 

 flying about with the breeding redshanks at above place on 

 June 11th. 



Little Auk {Mergulus alle). One was picked up exhausted 

 in a field near Tees-mouth on December 15th. (C. B.) 



Little Grebe [Tachybaptes fluviaiilis). A pair reared young 

 on a pond at Gunnergate this year. Found nest with one egg ' 



at Marton on May 10th. 



