2:30 BRITISH BIRDS. 



taken at Hunmanby are, probably, to be accounted for in the 

 individuals shot near Whitby and Misson, as recorded below. 



T. H. Nelson. 



A remarkably fine specimen of the Glossy Ibis (Plegadis 

 falcinellus) was shot on the Old Hall Farm, Ruswarp, near 

 Whitby, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, on October 20th. 

 The place where it was obtained was a quiet sheltered marshy 

 spot, about a mile from the sea, which it had frequented for 

 some days. It was an adult bird in winter-plumage, the sex 

 unfortunately not being ascertained. The specimen was 

 secured by the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, 

 and the skin has been preserved and mounted for the 

 Whitby Museum. E. Hall. 



About the middle of October a Glossy Ibis was shot at Misson, 

 in Nottinghamshire, by Fred Smith, a wild-fowl shooter, who 

 sold it to a game-dealer at Doncaster for a shilling. Dr. 

 Corbett, of Doncaster, saw it hanging in the shop and pur- 

 chased it for the Doncaster Museum. This is the first 

 occurrence of this species in the county. 



J. Whitaker. 



A Glossy Ibis is reported from near the estuary of the 

 rivers Taw and Torridge in North Devon in the last week of 

 October {Field, Nov. 6th, 1909, p. 842.) 



PINTAIL AND SCAUP-DUCKS IN SURREY. 

 On February 8th, 1908, there was an exceptionally large 

 assemblage of wild-duck on Frensham Great Pond, and I had 

 the good fortune to observe a drake Pintail (Dafila acuta) 

 associating with a small gathering of Mallard. The Pintail 

 is amongst the rarest of the Anatidce which visit the Surrey 

 waters in winter, records of its occurrence during the past 

 decade being remarkably few. 



When again in the neighbourhood on November 28th, 1908. 

 I had under observation two female or immature Scaup-Duck 

 (Fuligula marila) and was informed that a party of eight had 

 been noticed on the lake the day previous to my visit. The 

 Scaup, although of more frequent occurrence than the Pintail, 

 can only be regarded as a very irregular visitant to the county. 



Howard Bentitam. 



WOOD-SANDPIPER IN SUSSEX. 

 June 29th being an early date for the Wood-Sandpiper 

 [Totanus glareola) I may mention that I watched two on the 



