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was crossing from Gottenburg to Hull, some examples 

 came on board the steamer ; one of these remained a 

 long time, but, after passing the Dogger bank, left 

 and joined a fishing-smack. Had it remained a few 

 hours longer it would have sighted the Spurn. 



76. ANTHUS CAMPESTRIS (Bechstein) . Tawny Pipit. 



My notice of this rare visitor is restricted to a single 

 specimen, a male, with the plumage in a very faded 

 and abraded state, shot on the 20th of November, 

 1869, on the sand-hills three miles south of Bridling- 

 ton Quay, by T. Boynton, Esq., of Ulrome Grange. 

 This bird was identified as A. campestris by Mr. 

 Boulton and Sir H. Boynton, and their opinion after- 

 wards confirmed by Mr. Gould (' Zoologist' for 1870, 

 p. 2068). 



INSESSOEES CONIEOSTEES. ALAUDIDJE. 



77. ALAUDA ALPESTRIS, Linnaeus. Shore-Lark. 



Probably occurs on the east coast more frequently 

 than is generally suspected. Has been shot in the 

 winter and spring both at Spurn Point and Flam- 

 borough. In the spring of 1866 Mr. Bailey, of the 

 latter place, killed two out of a flock of twelve in a 

 grass -field near the Speeton cliffs, the highest portion 

 of the Flamborough coast : they were very shy and 

 wild. One of these, a mature male, was sent to Mr. 

 Boulton. Three, all males, were shot at Spurn on the 



