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when they pack together, are destroyed by our coast 

 shooters. I have known 11 \ dozen, including a few 

 Knots, Redshanks, and Grey Plovers, killed on these 

 flats at a single discharge. 



188. TRINGA MARITIMA, Briinnich. Purple Sand- 

 piper. 



Not uncommon on the sea-coast in the autumn, 

 either in small parties or in company with Dunlins. 

 It rarely occurs, however, at this season within the 

 Humber*, although not uncommon at Spurn at the 

 mouth of the river in the autumn. 



I have only once met with it in the spring, namely 

 a small flock of seven on the rocks at the extreme 

 point of the Flamborough Headland on the 25th of 

 April, 1865. 



189. PHALAROPUS FULICARIUS (Linnaeus) . Grey 

 Phalarope. 



Although specimens have from time to time been 

 obtained in this county, I am aware of no recent 

 occurrence of the Grey Phalarope in North Lincoln- 

 shire. Mr. Boulton during the last ten years has 

 had them in winter plumage, shot along the coast of 

 East^Yorkshire and the Humbert . 



* On the 12th of November, 1871, 1 obtained a beautiful spe- 

 cimen from the Humber embankment in this parish. 



t Mr. Roberts (Zool. p. 4558) records no less than fourteen 

 Grey Phalaropes and one Red-necked Phalarope, obtained near 

 Scarborough in the autumn of 1854. 



