Tue ZooLocist—A PRIL, 1872. 3015 
Snow Bunting.—January 6th. These lively little birds, so 
numerous during November and December, left us about the 
commencement of the new year. I have only seen two or three 
immature birds since this time. 
Green Sandpiper.—January 25th. There was a tremendous rain 
on the 24th, with the barometer lower than I have ever seen it for 
the last twenty years. On the 25th our marsh-drains and becks 
were filled to the brink with yellow turbid {water, and there was 
also much land under water. From a drain considerably above 
the level of the others, aud consequently containing but little water, 
I flushed three green sandpipers: it was one of the few places left 
where they could feed. 
Tree Sparrow.— Have seen some large flocks lately on the 
stubbles in our middle marshes, containing sometimes several 
hundred birds: five shot to-day (January 25th) had their crops 
and gizzards full of the seeds of the greater plantain (Plantago 
major). 
Fieldfare.—Some low wet meadow-land, much frequented by 
fieldfares, has.all the appearance of being riddled with shot-holes, 
so closely has the ground been bored by them in their search for 
wireworms and slugs. 
Kiltiwake Gull.—January 29th. I picked up a wounded kitti- 
wake from some fallow land this afternoon. It was a young bird 
of the year, having the black collar. The kittiwake is by no means 
a common visitant to the Humber, and we very rarely see it feeding 
inland with other gulls. 
Knot and Redshank.— January 29th. There are two or three 
small mixed flocks of knot and redshank on the flats this afternoon ; 
the knot wild and almost constantly on the wing. Although both 
species rose together, the redshanks were unable to keep up with 
the short turns, twists and dashes of their associates, but, as the 
flock gyrated over the muds, became gradually weeded out to the 
rear, where they formed a little compact body, keeping pace with 
the knot as best they could, and again alighting with them. 
Golden Plover—February 18th. Saw a small flock of about 
twenty. First heard their spring call-note. 
Gulls.—I never knew gulls so numerous as they are this season 
inland ; whether the supply of food at sea has run short, or that on 
land been more attractive I cannot say, but they now daily visit 
the partly cleared turnip-fields in large flocks: these are princi- 
