148 Dalgleish on North American Birds in Europe. 



2. One, near Whitby. Milner, Zobl, 1849, p. 2455 ; Higgins, torn, 

 cit., p. 2456. 29 Mar., 1849. 



3. One, Kingsbury Reservoir, Middlesex. Harting, Birds of Middle- 

 sex, p. 180. In coll. of Mr. Bond. ? 



4. Two, Wamngton, Lancashire. Smith, Notabilia of the Mersey 

 District, p. 51. (Harting, Hand-book Br. B., p. 139.) May, 1863. 



5. Two, Eastbourne, Sussex. Harting, 1. c. (Gurney, Rambles of a 

 Naturalist, p. 261.) One in coll. of J. H. Gurney. Oct., 1866. 



6. Two, Aberdeen. Gray, B. of W. of Scot., p. 299. (Harting, 1. c.) 

 Aug., 1867. 



Obs. — Mr. J. H. Gurney (Rambles of a Naturalist, p. 255) has care- 

 fully investigated all the recorded British instances of the occurrence of 

 this species, and he states his belief that the above are the only ones 

 which appear authentic ; those which follow being divided into two classes, 

 — those which are doubtful, and those which have proved to be mistakes. 



1st. Doubtful instances: — 1. One, Bewick, Br. B., 1st ed., H, p. 111. f 



2. One, near Montrose. Macgillivray, Br. B., IV, p. 358. ? 



3. One, near Bridlington, Yorkshire. Zool., 1848, p. 2147. Mar., I848. 



4. Several, near Brighton. Cavafy, Naturalist, 1854, p. 234. ? 



5. Two, marked " Sussex " in Sale Cat. of Coll. of Mr. Byne, of Milligan 

 Hall, near Taunton. Gurney, tom. cit., p. 258. ? 



6. One, Form by shore, near Liverpool. Byerly's Fauna of Liverpool, 

 p. 19. (Harting, Hand-book Br. B., p. 139.) ? 



7. One, Epworth, Lincolnshire. Hudson, Zool., 1864, pp. 9046, 9290. 

 Feb., IS64. 



8. Two, near Retford. Gurney, 1. c. ? 



9. Two, Kentish coast. Harting, 1. c. (for one) ; Gurney, 1. c. ? 



10. One, near Margate. In coll. of Mr. Gurney, Sen., Gurney, I.e. f 



11. One, Mildenhall, SufEolk. Tuck, Zool., 1871, p. 2684. 1869. 



2d. Eironeous records: — 1. One, Essex. Edwards, Gleanings in 

 Nat. Hist., VI, p. 139. ? 



2. One, Yarrell, Br. B., 1st ed., II, p. 545. 



3. Two seen, Shetland. Zool., 'l844, p. 462 ; probably Dunlins, Saxby, 

 B. of Shet., p. 195. 18U. 



4. One, Bishops Auckland. Duff, Zobl., 1849, p. 2499. Proved to be a 

 Green Sandpiper. Hancock, B. of Northum. and Dur., p. 123. April, 

 I849. 



5. One seen at Bishops Auckland. Duff, Zobl., 1851, p. 3036. Also 

 proved to be a Green Sandpiper. Hancock, 1. c. 3 June, 1850. 



6. One, on the Tees; Hogg, fide Grey, Zobl., 1845, p. 1173. Also a 

 Green Sandpiper. Gurney, 1. c. ? 



7. One, County Durham. Sharp's Hist, of Hartlepool, App., xvii. A 

 mistake. Gurney, 1. c. 



8. One, Cumberland. Robson, Zobl., 1854, p. 4166. A mistake. 

 Gurney, 1. c. 



