2470 The Zoologist — Februaey, 1871. 



Lark. — Novenaber 8th. Many thousands have come during the 

 last day or two into these marshes. 



Rock Pipit. — November 10th. Saw a rock pipit this morning 

 flitting along the edge of our main drain. Occasionally in the 

 autumn come across an odd bird or two of this species about the 

 Humber embankment, but never at any other season find them 

 within the Humber: they are, par excellence, the pipit of the 

 sea-shore. 



Peculiar Scent of the Green Sandpiper. — November 12th. A 

 friend who was snipe-shooting with me in the Stallinborough 

 marshes killed a green sandpiper, which I took home. I am 

 unable to account for the very strong and peculiar semi-aromatic 

 smell of this bird, an odour resembling musk, and very similar to 

 that of the fulmar petrel. It was so strong in this specimen as to 

 scent the room. 1 have noticed this smell before in other speci- 

 mens, but never to the same extent. 



Purple Sandpiper. — November 12th. Got a beautiful specimen 

 from the embankment this morning. Is rarely seen within the 

 Humber. 



Sanderling. — November 17th. Saw several on the coast at 

 Spurn this afternoon: were very wild and quite unapproachable 

 within gun-shot. 



■ Blackbird.— \n the 'Zoologist' for 1865 (p. 9406), I gave some 

 account of a favourite roosling-place of the blackbirds in this 

 parish. The plantation is still used by them for this purpose, but 

 in' greatly reduced numbers, in consequence of the underwood 

 having been partly cleared away, and the lower boughs of spruce 

 trimmed. I copy from my note-book the results of an hour and a 

 half spent there on the afternoon of the 27lh of November: — 

 3. 5 P.M. Curlews returning from wolds to the Humber. 



Flock of chaffinches came into ])lantalion. 



Some magpies. 



First blackbird. 



Flock of ten sparrows. 



Six blackbirds up to this time, and several thrushes 



and one missel thrush. 

 Flight of redwings. 

 Forty-five blackbirds up to this lime. 

 Five magpies. 

 Fifty-lwo blackbirds in all from 3.55 to 4.25. 



