APPENDIX 573 
Another specimen, an adult female, was shot in Rye 
Harbour, Sussex, on June 18th, 1903, by a man named 
Ransom, and brought to Mr. Bristow, at St. Leonard’s. It 
was seen in the flesh by Mr. Ruskin Butterfield, and was 
exhibited by Lieut. Boyd Alexander at a meeting of the 
British Ornithologists’ Club, held October 21st, 1903. At 
the same meeting, another specimen, an adult male, shot on 
Romney Marsh, on June 17th, 1903, by a man named Jones, 
was also exhibited. The last-named bird is now in the 
collection of Mr. Fleetwood Ashburnham, at Broomham 
Park, Hastings, and is additional to the one recorded in 
vol. xi. of the ‘ Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ 
Club.’ Thus three examples of this species, new to the 
British list, were obtained almost at the same time (Bull. 
B.0.C., vol. xiv, p. 17; W. Ruskin Butterfield, ‘ Zoologist,’ 
1903, p. 392). 
Family CHARADRIIDA. 
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER. TZringa bairdi (Coues). 
An immature female example of this Sandpiper was shot 
at Rye Harbour, Sussex, on October 11th, 1900, and sent to 
Mr. Hartert by its discoverer and owner, Mr. Michael John 
Nicoll. It was seen in the flesh by Mr. W. Ruskin Butter- 
field, and was exhibited by Mr. Hartert at a meeting of 
the British Ornithologists’ Club, held November 21st, 1900 
(Bull. B.O.C., vol. x1, p. 27; M. J. Nicoll, ‘ Zoologist,’ 1901, 
pp. ol,325"  Tbis;? L901, p. 158): 
Order TURBINAR ES: 
Family PUFFINIDA. 
MEDITERRANEAN SHEARWATER. Pufjinus kuhli (Boie). 
A female specimen of this Shearwater was picked up 
dead on the Pevensey beach, Sussex, on February 21st, 
1906, by a man named Jenner. The bird was carefully 
examined in the flesh by Mr. W. Ruskin Butterfield, who 
exhibited it at a meeting of the British Ornithologists’ 
Club, held March 21st, 1906 (Bull. B.O.C., vol. xvi, p. 71). 
