PURPLE SANDPIPER. 385 
Strangely enough this species is not included by Messrs. 
Paget in their list of Yarmouth birds, but Mr. W. R. 
Fisher, in a note “on the occurrence of rare birds at 
Great Yarmouth,” published in the “ Zoologist” for 
1843 (p. 182), alluding to its variable numbers, says— 
“Tn 1841, I saw but one specimen, which occurred 
October 23rd. In 1842, from October 22nd to De- 
cember 10th, inclusive, it was comparatively common.” 
I have known the young of the year killed at Sher- 
ringham as early as the second or third week in 
August, but they are more generally met with during 
the three following months. On the 12th of January, 
1861, two or three were shot on Sherringham beach, 
in company with knots, godwits, &c., during severe 
weather; and in 1864, 1866, and 1867, one or more 
specimens were obtained in each year at Blakeney, 
Hunstanton, Yarmouth, and Lynn, in December and 
January, during frost and snow. A female shot on 
the 3lst of December, 1866, on Breydon water, as 
recorded by Mr. T. E. Gunn, in the “ Naturalist” 
for 1867 (p. 177) had the ovary “full of minute 
eggs,” and the contents of the stomach consisted 
of “young shrimps, small aquatic snails, and a few 
small stones.” An adult female in winter plumage was 
killed at Cley, on the 30th of October, 1869, by Mr. R. 
Upcher, of Kirby Cane. Mr. Hunt includes this species 
in his “ List” as occurring on Cromer beach, and states 
that “ the specimen in the Norwich Museum, preserved 
by the Rev. W. Whitear, was killed at Yarmouth.” 
Mr. Dowell has known several killed in different seasons 
at Blakeney, Morston, and Salthouse, between Sep- 
“tember and J anuary, but for the most part occurring 
singly. In 1847, however, on the 17th of November, 
he killed six at Salthouse and saw five more, the wind 
at the time blowing a gale from the north and north- 
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