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it at a meeting of the British Ornithologists’ Club, held 
mune Lith, 1903 (Bull. B:0:C., vol. xu, pp. 77, 783 NoF. 
Ticehurst, ‘ Zoologist,’ 1903, p. 420). It would appear that 
this is the first record of the occurrence of the bird in Kent. 
TURNSTONE. Strepsilas interpres (Linneus). 
In the ‘ Irish Naturalist,’ 1902, p. 221, Mr. R. Patterson 
states that on May 24th, 1902, he observed a small flock 
of Turnstones on Ram’s Island, Lough Neagh; five of the 
birds “were in full nuptial plumage. Again in the ‘ Irish 
Naturalist,’ 1905, p. 165, Mr. E. L. L. M’Chintock mentions 
that on May 18th, 1905, he observed two of these birds 
in the same locality. It is unusual to find this species 
away from the coast, though in some districts it 1s known 
to resort inland for breeding purposes. 
GREAT SNIPE. Gallinago major (J. F. Gmelin). 
A Great Snipe was obtained in Shetland on September 
26th, 1901, by Mr. J. Grierson, and was sent to Mr. Harvie- 
Brown (J. A. Harvie-Brown, Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist., 1902, 
p- 54); two others were shot on the Island of Stronsay, 
Orkney, on Septembr 25th, 1901 (R. B. Bell, bid.) ; a third 
was obtained in Orkney on September 12th, 1905, by Mr. 
R. B. Bell (vbid., 1906, p. 54). 
SABINE’S SNIPE. Gallinago cclestis, var., sabini (Frenzel). 
An example of Sabine’s Snipe was obtained on an island 
off Mull, on November 26th, 1903 (W. A. Churchman, 
‘ Field, December 5th, 1903, p. 962). 
BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER. Limicola platyrhyncha 
(Temminck). 
An immature female example of this species was shot at 
Rye, Sussex, on August 29th, 1904, and was sent to Mr. 
Bristow, of St. Leonards. Its capture was reported by 
Mr. Nicoll at a meeting of the British Ornithologists’ 
Club, held October 19th, 1904 (Bull. B.O.C., vol. xv, p. 12). 
KNOT T7ringa canutus (Linneus). 
At a meeting of the British Ornithologists’ Club, held 
June 28th, 1905, Dr. Bianchi exhibited twelve authentic eggs 
of the Knot with nestlings, procured on the Taimyr Penin- 
