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which commencing on the Monday morning raged 

 with unabated fury during the whole week. 



The first day the wind blew in furious squalls 

 from north-north-east and from daylight till about 

 3 p.m. a continuous stream of Dunlins kept flying 

 along the shore in face of the storm, flock after 

 flock following one another in rapid succession for 

 at least six hours. 



I was able to distinguish a few Knots, Grey 

 Plovers, Godwits and Turnstones among them, but 

 the numbers of these birds were trifling compared 

 with the Dunlins. The following day several 

 scattered flocks were still passing north and 

 till the end of the week a few were noticed 

 flying in the same direction. 



Those naturalists who complain that our 

 smaller waders are on the decrease would, I think, 

 have had their minds set at rest had they been for 

 half-an-hour only within sight of Yarmouth beach 

 on Monday, the llth of November, 1872. 



The specimens in the case were obtained on 

 " the Fendom," a flat sandy waste in the neighbour- 

 hood of Tain in Ross-shire in June, 1869. 



TEMMINCK'S STINT. (WINTER). 

 Case 294. 



The mature bird in its winter dress is but 

 seldom observed in this country. 



The specimens in the case were shot on Brey- 

 don mudflats in September, 1872. 



See "Bough Notes," Vol. II., Plate 31. 



WHINCHAT. 

 Case 295. 



During the summer months the Whinchat may 

 be found widely distributed over the British 

 Islands. 



