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by other instances, his observation and memory are careful and 

 accurate, so that I see no reason, except the rarity of the birds, to 

 doubt his account." The illustration on page 178 is taken from the 

 specimen referred to on page 28. 



Little Bustard. Another rare bird that has occurred once 



O. Utrax. only in Shropshire, at Edgmond, in the 



spring of 1883. This specimen was 



sent by Mr. Paddock to Mr. Beckwith, and is still at 



Radbrook. 



Stone Curlew, or Thick-knee. A nocturnal bird not 



(Edicnemus scolopax. uncommon in Southern and Eastern 



Apl. Oct. England, but only once recorded (by Mr. 



Rocke) in Shropshire, on Ponsart Hill. 



Dotterel. Fairly common in some of the hilly parts of 



Eudromias morinellus. England ; this little Plover is very rare 



Apl. iv. Sept. i. in the County. In the collection at 



Ticklerton is one killed by Mr. William 



Pinches on the Longmynd about 1840. Mr. R. B. Benson 



shot one at Lutwyche in 1871, while on May i2th, 1886, 



three were killed out of a flock of thirteen near Wellington, 



and identified by Rev. W. Houghton. The remaining 



, ten mounted high into the air and flew away at a great 



rate. 



RINGED PLOVER. Found principally on the shores 



Mgialites hiaticula. wherever they are flat, this pretty little 



bird with its conspicuous black band 



on the chest, is only a casual visitor to Shropshire, known 



to have occurred four or five times on the Severn in the 



neighbourhood of Cressage and Ironbridge. Both eggs 



and young resemble the shingle on which they are found. 



