8096 THE ZooLocist—JuNE, 1872. 
Jack Snipe.—March 16. With the common snipe were three 
couples of jacks. 
Golden Plover.—March 21. A flock of about two hundred on a 
wheat field: some of these had completed their seasonal change. 
I killed the last golden plover on the 18th of April, a well-developed 
male in full plumage. 
Hooded Crow.—March 22. Have congregated in considerable 
numbers near the coast. Left us on the Ist and 2nd of April; 
wind N. Fourteen seen together on the 15th of April, none after 
this date. We have always a certain number of hooded crows 
remaining in our marshes for some time after the main body have 
left; these are perhaps old and knowing birds, “up to a thing or 
two.” At this time (early April) our shepherds cut off the lamb 
tails, and these are left on the ground just where they happen to 
have been taken off, affording many a rich and luscious morsel to the 
cunning old crow. He always cleverly picks off the wool before 
swallowing the fat lump, and is often so engrossed in the work, and 
so reluctant to take wing, that he runs great risk of remaining for 
the season as a veritable “scarecrow,” hanging head downwards 
above the growing corn. 
Dunlin.—March 25, Many large flocks of dunlins on the flats ; 
from 500 to 2000 in a flock ; are now going northward. 
Snow Bunting.—March 25. Last seen; five perched together on 
the stones of the river embankment. 
Chiffchaff.—March 30. First heard. 
Wheatear.—March 30. Wind N. First seen; a single bird. 
April Ist., afternoon; cold and rainy, wind S.E. Several seen, two 
perched ona bush. A day or two later I saw four all together, 
perched on hawthorn and ash twigs in a hedgerow. 
Chimney Swallow.—April 1, morning: wind S.E., very cold, 
with sweeping rain squalls. A chimney swallow hawking close to 
the ground in one of our marsh pastures. I watched it for some 
time as it flew to and fro round my horse. This is nine days 
earlier than any I have previously recorded in North Lincolnshire, 
No more seen till the 12th, the usual time for them to come, when 
I saw four together hawking about a horse-pond, a very favourite 
spot, where we nearly always first see them. The main body were 
very late in coming; few could be seen before the end of the last 
week in the month. 
Rook.—April 7. Young rooks perching on trees near nests. The 
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