SANDPIPER, YELLOW-SHANKED. 
ToOTANUS FLAVIPES, dud, 
A specimen of this American Sandpiper was 
shot at Misson, near Bawtry, on the borders of 
Lincolnshire, during the winter of 1854-5, and 
passed into the hands of Sir William Milner, Bart. 
‘This species inhabits the sea-coasts and salt marshes 
during summer, and frequents the flats at low water, 
where it may be seen walking among the mud in 
search of its food, which consists of small fish, 
shrimps, worms, and aquatic insects. 
In Carolina and Florida they are rather common, 
frequenting the rice-fields and margins of clear 
inland streams. They are also found on the coast of 
Labrador, and breed in considerable numbers about 
Pictou. The nests are described as placed among 
the grass on the edges of the rivers and large 
ponds of the interior. 
SHEARWATER, DUSKY. 
Dusxy PETREL. 
PuFFINUS OBsCURUS, Zemm. 
This species is said to be rare on the Mediter- 
ranean, but common on the coast of Africa, extend- 
ing southward to the Cape of Good Hope. It is 
