STONE CURLEW. 



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bred in the fen districts. It is now only an accidental 

 straggler, chiefly to the southern and eastern counties. 



DEMOISELLE CRANE. 



GRUS VIRGO. 

 Genus GRUS. 



A straggler which had been observed two or three 

 times. 



STONE CURLEW. 



CEDICNEMUS CREPITANS. 



Family OTIDID^. Genus CEDICNEMUS. 



Thick-kneeNorfolk Plover Great Plover Stone Plover. 



The Stone Curlew derives its name of Thick-knee 

 from the knee-joints being very thick, and of Norfolk 



