ADDITIONS SINCE 1899. 419 



Ruff (Vol. II., p. 269). — Ireland. — Mr. Ussher sends us a 

 list of eighteen occurrences, briefly as follows : — 1901, May, 

 a male in breeding dress, co. Down ; one, August, co. Wexford ; 

 one, September, co. Wicklow ; 1902, one, August, co. Mayo ; 

 one, September, co. Donegal ; 1904, one, September, co. 

 Westmeath ; one, October, co. Wexford ; 1905, two, August, 

 and three September, co. Kildare ; two, September, King's 

 CO. ; one, October, co. Cavan ; 1908, two, September, co. 

 Clare ; one from co. Limerick, date unknown. 



Wood-Sandpiper (Vol. II., p. 269). — Only three appear 

 to be recorded for North Wales, the last being shot by Mr. 

 Caton Haigh on May 3rd, 1898, in Carnarvonshire (H. E. 

 Forrest, Vert. F. N. Wales, p. 358). 



Spotted Redshank (Vol. II., p. 270). — Ireland. — An im- 

 mature female was obtained on Great Island, Cork Harbour, 

 on December 26th, 1898 (W. B. Barrington, in litt., to R. J. 

 Ussher). 



Bar-tailed Godwit (S. p. 623). — Ireland. — Flock of 

 several hundred on Dublin coast on June 7th, 1899 (C. J. 

 Patten, Aquatic Birds). 



Black-tailed Godwit (Vol. II., p. 270). — Scotland. — In 

 "Forth" {An7i. S.N.H., 1903, p. 22, and 1904, p. 57), and 

 Tiree [Ibis, 1903, p. 50). 



Black Tern (Vol. II., p. 305). — An immature bird was 

 shot near Broseley, Shropshire, on September 18th, 1901. 

 In 1904 a pair visited Ellesmere from June 8th-llth, and two 

 immature birds were seen on September 1st, 1904 (H. E. 

 Forrest, in litt.). Under Derby, for " Etwell," read " Etwall." 

 Ireland. — Mr. Ussher gives us information of the following 

 from Messrs. Williams and Sons' books : — One, co. Limerick, 

 September 30th, 1901 (in National Museum) ; one (immature), 

 Athlone, September 28th, 1903 ; one (immature), co. Cavan, 

 October 7th, 1903. 



White-winged Black Tern (Vol. II., p. 306). — Ireland. — 

 Six are recorded in the " Birds of Ireland " (p. 213) against 

 five in the " Manual." 



Sandwich Tern (Vol. II., p. 306). — A male (the first re- 

 corded for Shropshire) was found dead near Shrewsbury in 

 August, 1897 (H. E. Forrest, in litt.). 



Little Tern (Vol. II., p. 308). — Scotland. — A few pairs 

 have again nested in the Forth area for a year or two past. 

 This is of some importance in view of Saunders' statement 

 that this Tern had ceased to nest in Haddingtonshire, which 

 was quite correct (W. Evans, in litt.). 



