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feed both by day and night, and are particularly 

 active and on the move at sunset. In the winter 

 months I have observed that invariably about half an 

 hour before dark all the Knots on the coast will be on 

 the wing, moving towards some favourite feeding- 

 ground. The gizzard, which is remarkably large and 

 strong compared with the size of the bird, I have fre- 

 quently found quite crammed with broken and entire 

 shells of marine bivalves, principally of the genus 

 Tellina. Mr. Pennant speaks of this species as being 

 taken in great numbers on the Lincolnshire coast 

 from the beginning of August to that of November, 

 in nets, and that fourteen dozen have been taken at 

 once. 



184. TRINGA PLATYRHYNCHA, Temminck. Broad- 

 billed Sandpiper. 



A very beautiful specimen of this rare Sand- 

 piper was shot in April 1863, at Hornsea Mere, in 

 Holderness, by G. Ellotson, of Bridlington, and is 

 now in Mr. Ellotson's possession. It was in com- 

 pany with some Dunlins at the time. 



185. TRINGA MINUTA, Leisler. Little Stint. 



The Little Stint is of rare occurrence on the Lin- 

 colnshire and Yorkshire coasts. I have met with it 

 on the mud flats on the Lincolnshire side of the 



birds in the summer dress, and others in transition, the remain- 

 der exhibiting scarcely any change from the sober winter dress. 



