18 CATALOGUE OF BIRDS, 



SCANDINAVIAN EOCK PIPIT. 



Case 21. 



This bird has given rise to considerable discussion 

 among scientific naturalists. In my humble opinion, 

 however, it is only a northern form of our own Rock 

 Pipit. Early in March I have shot several specimens, 

 which plainly showed that its winter dress was identical 

 with that bird, only a very few of the vinous feathers 

 being visible at that time. As Spring advances, the 

 vinous tint gradually spreads over the whole of the 

 breast, and the back of the head and neck becomes 

 a bluish grey. 



In this plumage it may be found along the south 

 coast from the second week in March till the latter 

 part of April, usually frequenting the small brackish 

 pools near the sea beach ; in some seasons, though its 

 numbers vary considerably, it is remarkably plentiful 

 between Brighton and Worthing. I have visited its 

 favourite haunts on several occasions during the last 

 three years that I have been on the south coast, but 

 not a specimen have I met with. 



In March, 1871, I shot a single bird on the Norfolk 

 coast, near Horsey. 



The specimens in the case were obtained partly at 

 Portslade, in March 1866, and the remainder near 

 Shoreham, in April, 1870. 



TURNSTONE. (IMMATURE.) 

 Case 22. 



A few young Turnstones occasionally make their 

 appearance as early as the beginning of August ; they 



