ADDITIONS SINCE 1899. 269 



Ireland. — For a detailed account of the various occurrences 

 cf. C. J. Patten, " Irish Nat.," 1900, p. 187. 



BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER Tringites rufescens (VieilL). 

 S. page 601. 

 Norfolk. — ^An immature male was shot near Wells, on 

 September 7th, 1899 (E. C. Arnold, Zool, 1899, p. 475). 



BARTRAM'S SANDPIPER Bartramia longicauda (Bechst.). 



S. page 603. 

 Cornwall. — One was found hanging in a poulterer's shop 

 at Falmouth in October, 1903. by Dr. Owen (J. Clark, Zooh. 

 1907, p. 286). 



SPOTTED SANDPIPER Totanus macidarius (I..) 

 S. page 605.* 

 Kent. — A pair were shot on May 5th, 1904, in a ditch between 

 Lydd and Brookland, in Romney Marsh (J. L. Bonhote, Bull. 

 B.O.C., XIV., p. 84). 



WOOD-SANDPIPER Totanus glareola (J. F. Gm.). 

 S. page 607. 

 Ireland. — One was obtained on August 26th, 1899, by Mr. 

 J. F. Knox, on the Black Strand, Trancore, co. Waterford 

 (E. Wilhams, Irish Nat., 1899, p. 231). One was shot on 

 August 19th, 1901, near Sutton, co. Dublin (W. J. Wilhams, 

 t.c] 1901, p. 205). 



Orkney. — One was shot on Eday on September 1st, 1902 

 (C. S. Buxton, Zool, 1902, p. 391). 



GREEN SANDPIPER Totanus ochropus (L.). S. page 609. 



Scotland. — South Uist. — One was obtained in the autumn 

 of 1901, and Avas the first recorded for the Outer Hebrides 

 (.T. MacRury, Ann. S.N.H., 1902, p. 55). Fair Isle (Shetlands.) 

 — One or two (the first for the Shetlands or Orkneys) were 

 seen in early September, 1905 and 1906 (W. E. Clarke, t.c, 

 1906, p. 76, and 1907, p. 79). 



Ireland. — A solitary bird was shot at Foxford, co. Mayo, 

 on June 30th, 1903 (G. Knox, Irish Nat., 1903, p. 248), and 

 another at Malahide, co. Dublin, on April 28th, 1906. The 

 species is chiefly known in Ireland as a casual autumn and 

 winter visitor (R. J. Ussher, List of Irish Birds, p. 46). 



SOLITARY SANDPIPER Totanus solitariu^ (Wilson). 



S. page 611. 

 Sussex. — One was shot at Rye Harbour on August 7th, 

 1904 (C. B. Ticehurst, Bull. B.O.G., XV., p. 12). 



