IN THE HANCOCK COLLECTION. 77 



Case. 



38. Common Snipe. Gallinago gallinago, (Briss.). 



No. 1 (left). Downy state. Caithness. 



Old Museum Collection. 

 Presented by Fred. Eaine, Esq., 1877. 

 ,, 2 (lower centre). Three Young in downy state. 



Hornby Park, presented by Anthony Savage, 1840. 

 ,, 3 (upper centre). Changing from down to first feathers. 

 Eliihaw Moss, Redesdale, Northumberland. 

 Presented by Richd. Howse, Juue 5th, 1875. 

 Remark. — In the crop was a "Wire worm and the Cater- 

 pillar of a Noctua. J. H. 



No. 4 (right). Northumberland, about the year 1840. 



39. Jack Snipe. Gallinago gallinula, (Linnaeus). 



No. 1 (hind left). Northumberland, 1832. 

 ,, 2 (centre). Hornby Park, Yorkshire. 



Presented by Anthony Savage, 1860. 

 „ 3 (right). 



Shot at Lorbottle, Northumberland, Dec, 1885. 

 Presented by Mr. George Noble. 

 ,, 4 (front left). Represented as a dead bird. 



Genus. CALIDRIS. 



40. Sanderling. Calidris arenaria, (Linn, ex Will.). 



No. 1 (front left). Female. Summer plumage. 



T. C. Heysham, Esq., Carlisle, 1834. 



,, 2 (hind centre right). Changing from summer to winter. 



Whitley Sands, August, 1846. C. M. Adamson. 



,, 3 (hind centre left). Changing from summer to winter. 



Northumberland Coast, 1835. 

 „ 4 (upper centre). Winter plumage. 



Northumberland, Feb., 1836. 

 ,, 5 (front right). Young, first plumage. 



Shot on Blyth Sands by R. R. Wingate 



in company with J. Hancock, 1830. 



