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The mature bird was shot on Breydon mudflats 

 in the autumn of 1873, and the young on the shores 

 of the Firth of Forth in Haddington in September, 



1874. 



SANDERLING. (AUTUMN). 

 Case 163. 



The present case shows the immature Sander- 

 ling on its first arrival in this country in the 

 autumn. 



The specimens were obtained on the Kentish 

 coast in September, 1869. 



SANDERLING. (WINTER). 

 Case 164. 



The Sanderlings in winter plumage were 

 obtained on the south coast between Rye Harbour 

 and Dungeness Point in March, 1866. 



SANDERLING. (SUMMER). 

 Case 165. 



The Sanderling visits us in the spring on the 

 way to its distant breeding-grounds, returning again 

 in the autumn and occasionally remaining in con- 

 siderable flocks throughout the winter. 



The specimens in the case were shot on the 

 shores of the Dornoch Firth in June, 1869. 



LARK. (SUMMER). 

 Case 166. 



It may not be generally known that immense 

 flocks of Larks arrive in this country during the 

 autumn from the north of Europe. 



I have fallen in with them daily about the 

 middle of October, when steaming in the North 

 Sea many miles from land, flying direct for the 



