ADDITIONS SINCE 1899. 229 



Yorkshire. — A third specimen for the county was shot 

 at Kilnsea in Holderness " many years ago " (T. Nelson, 

 B. of Yorks., p. 591). 



Norfolk. — Two were on the Broads on May 28th, 1905, 

 and one on April 29th, 1906 (J. H. Gurney, Zool, 1906, p. 127, 

 and 1907, p. 127). 



GREY PHALAROPE Phalaropus fulicarius (L.). 

 S. page 565. 



Scotland. — One or two have occurred almost every year 

 since 1899, and the following have been recorded from the 

 Outer Hebrides : — Two on November 3rd, 1901, at Island Glass 

 {Ann. 8.N.H., 1902, p. 193) ; and one at the Flannans on 

 May 18th, and two on May 19th, 1906 {t.c, 1907, p. 201). 

 /S'%/e-/S'A;e/T^ :— one on February 15th, 1903 (^.c, 1904, p. 214). 



Ireland. — A male was shot on September 28th, 1899, 

 near Logan, co. Armagh (A. W. Marsden, ZooL, 1899, p. 477). 



RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Phalaropus hyperboreus (L.). 

 S. page 567. 



North Wales. — One was obtained in Merioneth, and one 

 was watched in Anglesea in 1902 (H, E. Forrest, Vert. F. N. 

 Wales, p. 340). 



Ireland. — Breeding colony in the west discovered (c/. 

 Irish Nat., 1903, pp. 41 and 96 ; Zool, 1903, p. 116 ; B. B., 

 Vol. I., p. 174). 



WOODCOCK Scolopax rusticula L. S. page 569. 



Scotland. — Unusual numbers nesting in 1902, 1904, and 

 1908 (c/. J. A. Harvie-Brown, An7i. S.N.H., 1904, pp. 191 

 and 245, and 1908, p. 142). 



Weight. — Records of weights up to 17 oz., a few of 16 oz., 

 and many of 15 to 15i oz., in Shetland (R. C. Haldane, Ann. 

 S.N.H., 1906, p. 54)." 

 GREAT SNIPE Gallinago major (J. F. Gm.) S. page 571. 



Scotland.— 1901.— Sept. 25th, two Orkney; Sept. 26th, 

 one Shetland; autumn, one Castle Douglas {Ann. S.N.H., 

 1902, p. 54). [One Shetland Sept. 20th. 1904 {t.c, 1905, 

 p. 54)]. 1905— One Aberdeen Sept. 5th {Zool., 1905, p. 466). 

 One Orkney Sept. 12th {Ann. S.N.H., 1906, p. 54). 1906— 

 One Fair Isle Sept. 5th {t.c, 1907, p. 79). 



Ireland. — Mr. R. J. Ussher gives thirteen records {List of 

 Irish B., p. 43.). 



Weight. — Average of forty-three adult birds shot in August 

 and September, 7 oz. 5 drs. Three were over 9 oz., and 

 fifteen over 8 oz., the largest was 1 dram short of 11 oz. 

 (N.F.T., Field, 13, v., 99). 



