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one captured at Sau Rossore, near Pisa, in the spring of 1837, 

 the other shot in the Marsa, near La Valletta, Malta, on the 

 15th of March 1843. 



Phalaropus hyperboreus (Linn.). 



Quite of accidental occurrence, but has been caught on 

 several occasions near Genoa ; our collection has one speci- 

 men, shot in the neighbourhood of that place in the winter 

 of 1843. 



Phalaropus fulicarius (Linn.). 



It is worthy of remark that this species, which is also very 

 rare in Italy, has been more often caught near Genoa. I 

 have a specimen from that locality shot in August 1845, and 

 mentioned by Marquis Durazzo ; it was in the University 

 Museum. A second specimen in our collection was, strange 

 to say, also shot in August, 1870, at Borgo S. Lorenzo, not 

 far from Florence ; it is in full winter plumage ! I have 

 seen a specimen in the Naples University Museum, caught 

 in December 1869 at Capo d^Agnano ; a second one was shot 

 near the same locality in February 1870. 



LiMICOLA PLATYRHYNCHA (Tcmm.). 



We have a large series of this species. Up to a few years 

 ago it was considered a great rarity in Italy, until my friend 

 Count Ninni showed that it often made its appearance in the 

 Venice lagoons during August. This summer I received no 

 less than twelve specimens, part of forty-three shot from a 

 large flock on the 25th of August near Venice. In August 

 1873 several were shot near Pavia. 



Pelidna maritima (Briinn.). 



Of very rare occurrence in Italy. Our collection has two 

 specimens, both in winter dress — one shot in Tuscany in the 

 autumn of 1838, the other at Genoa in the autumn of 1858. 



Tringa canutus, Linn. 



This is also a rare species with us, and more frequently 

 occurs along the Genoa Riviera. Our collection possesses 

 seven specimens, three from Nice (30th April 1863), and a 



