CATALOGUE OF BIRDS. 137 



SANDEKLING. (AUTUMN.) 

 Case 163. 



The present case shows the immature Sanderling, on 

 its first arrival in this country in the autumn. 



The specimens were obtained on the Kentish coast, 

 in September, 1869. 



SANDEKLING. (WINTER). 

 Case 164. 



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The Sanderlings in winter plumage were obtained on 

 the south coast, between Eye harbour and Dungeness 

 Point, in March, 1866. 



SANDEKLING. (SUMMER.) 

 Case 165. 



The Sanderling visits us in the spring, on the way 

 to its distant breeding-grounds, returning again in the 

 autumn, and occasionally remaining in considerable 

 flocks throughout the winter. 



The specimens in the case were shot on the shores 

 of the Dornoch Firth, in June, 1869. 



LAEK. (SUMMER.) 

 Case 166. 



It may not be generally known that immense flocks of 

 Larks arrive in this country during the autumn from 

 the north of Europe. 



I have fallen in with them daily about the middle of 



