148 BRITISH BIRDS. 



genuine migrants, and not part of the Norfolk introduced 

 birds, but there seems no proof for this.] 



Jersey. — Two were shot on King's Meadow in 

 December, 1899 (H. Mackay, t.c, 1904, p. 378). 



LITTLE BUSTARD Otis tetrax L. S. page 525. 



YoRKS. — One was shot at Kilnsea on December 7th, 

 1902 (P. W. Loten, Nat., 1903, p. 61). 



Norfolk. — One was shot at Feltwell on Jan. 25th, 

 1898 (J. H. Gurney, ZooL, 1899, p. 118). An adult 

 female w^as shot at Ludham on Nov. 26th, 1900 {id., t.c, 



1900, p. 138). A male was shot at Caister-by-the-Sea 

 on Dec. 11th, 1902 {id., t.c, 1903, p. 137). 



Suffolk. — A male in full summer plumage was shot 

 on May 3rd, 1898, at Kessingland, near Lowestoft. 

 This is the first instance of a bird in this plumage having 

 occurred in the Eastern counties (T. Southwell, t.c, 

 1899, p. 31, and 1900, p. 115). 



Stafford. — One was shot by a keeper at Warslow about 

 1899, but was not recorded at the time as it was killed during 

 the close season (F. C. R. Jourdain, in litt.) 



Derby. — A female was shot on Middleton Top, near 

 Youlgreave, on May 14th, 1901 (W. Storrs Fox, Zool., 



1901, p. 270). 



Kent. — One was shot in Thanet on Dec. 20th, 1902 

 (C. Ingram, t.c, 1908, p. 272). 



Sussex. — One was shot at Ashburnham on Dec. 23rd, 

 1900 (G. W. Bradshaw, t.c, 1900, p. 428)— [the date 

 should be Dec. 28th.— N.F.T.]. A female was shot 

 near Burpham on Dec. 16th, 1901 (W. Percival Westell, 

 t.c, 1902, p. 70). A female was killed against telegraph 

 wires at Hollington in February, 1902 (N.F.T. ). A 

 female was shot at Westfield on Dec. 26th, 1905 (N.F.T.). 



Somerset. — The Rev. W. Fox reported that a female, 

 previously unrecorded, was shot on Sedgemoor about 1872, and 

 was now in the possession of a small farmer {Field,!"^, vii. ,07.) 



Jersey. — A female was shot on Feb. 4th, 1902 (H. 

 Mackay, t.c, 1904, p. 378). 



STONE-CURLEW (Edicnemus scolopax (S. G. Gm.). 

 S. page 529. 



Kent. — Owing to protection, the numbers annually 

 breeding in the county show a slight increase (N.F.T.). 



Surrey. — There is at least one locality in which it 

 may be regularly seen (1898) (J. A. Bucknill, Birds of 

 Surrey, pp. 281-282). 



