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and slender, three toes in front, the middle toe united to the outer toe by a mem- 

 brane of considerable size, and to the interior toe by a membrane of smaller size ; 

 claws or nails very small, flat. Wings very long, the first quill-feather conside- 

 rably the longest in the wing. 



SIR ROBERT SIBBALD first recorded the Black Winged 

 Stilt as a visiter to these islands from two specimens that 

 were killed in Scotland, and Mr. Don, in his account of the 

 native plants and the animals of Forfarshire, has noticed 

 two others, also killed in Scotland, one on the mountains of 

 Clova, and the other on Ben Lawers in Perthshire. The 

 appearance of this bird, though not unfrequent, is still acci- 

 dental, and seems to have no reference to any particular 

 season of the year. White of Selborne notices five that 

 were killed out of a flock of six, that visited Frinsham 

 Pond, a large piece of water lying between Wolmer Forest 

 and the town of Farnham, during the last week of April 

 1779 ; arid Pennant mentions one that was obtained near 

 Oxford. Mr. Thompson of Belfast mentions that one of 

 these birds was seen by Mr. Robert Ball at Youghall, in 

 the winter of 1823. Montagu, in his Supplement, notices 

 one that was killed at Anglesea. It has been obtained in 

 Devonshire, and in Dorsetshire, the latter near Poole. Mr. 

 William Borrer, Jun. sent me word that an adult specimen 

 had been shot near Havant in Hampshire, which had been 

 prepared, and was now in the possession of F. Hopkins, 

 Esq. of Hubborne Lodge, near Christchurch. 



Of some specimens killed in Norfolk, the Rev. Richard 

 Lubbock sent me an account as follows. " On the ninth 

 of June 1822, I was returning in the evening from fishing 

 upon Hickling Broad, when a bird of this species flew past 

 the boat within thirty yards. The legs were extended be- 

 hind, even more in proportion than those of a Heron ; the 

 wings were much arched ; the flight vigorous and regular ; 

 the colour and the length of limb made me guess what it 



