88 THE BIRDS OF BRECONSHIRE. 
at Merthyr Cynog in August 1896 by Sir 
John Dilwyn Llewelyn, who kindly gave 
me this information. 
GREENSHANK, TZotanus glottis. 
Also very rare. I have seen it on 
the banks of the river Usk, about two 
miles above Brecon, running along a 
little sandy beach. I was fishing at the 
time, and watched it for some minutes 
before it was aware of my presence, 
when it quickly flew away. The late 
Mr David Thomas, of Brecon, had a 
stuffed specimen in his collection that 
was killed near this town. A _ beautiful 
specimen of this bird was killed by my 
youngest son at Llangorse Lake on 
the 1st September, 1897. I have it now 
in my possession. 
COMMON REDSHANK, 7otanus calidris. 
Very uncommon with us, and, in fact, 
is considered quite a rarity ; occasionally, 
however, one is killed. In the autumn 
of 1880 one was shot, by a gentleman 
living in Brecon, on the Eppynt Hills: 
it was a young bird of the year, and 
