2784 The Zoologist— October, 1871. 



using them are always free from molestation during the period of 

 low water. This evening (August 9lh) the shallow water along 

 this shore was alive with young whitings : as I waded along in my 

 sea-boots each step disturbed scores of these small fishes, which 

 leaped and Hashed like bits of silver. Flock after flock of tern 

 were passing up the coast, all busily fishing along the tide edge ; 

 now one and then another, sometimes half-a-dozen together, dashed 

 downwards, each time rising with a little silvery fish held cross- 

 wise in the beak. 1 saw a few of the large Sandwich tern, many 

 common and lesser terns, both mature and immature ; but by far 

 the most numerous species was the arctic, probably exceeding in 

 numbers all the rest put together : 1 shot some beautifid specimens 

 of this tern. On the wing they are readily distinguishable from the 

 common species both by the darker shade of the under parts as 

 well as the length of the outer tail-feathers. The young of the year 

 are not so readily distinguishable, when flying, from the common 

 tern, as both have the under parts white, or in the young arctic 

 tern very faintly dashed with gray. 



Sanderling. — August 9th. Mr. Bailey, of Flamborough, informed 

 me that he saw some sanderlings on that coast during the last week 

 in July. I got two at Spurn on the 9th from a flock of about a 

 score : they were in transition, and had not quite lost the rufous 

 colouring on the under parts. 



Turnslone. — I had an immature specimen from the Spurn coast 

 on the 29th. Also another from the llumber muds on the 31st. 



Brow /ill ended Gull. — There are now many thousands of these 



gulls on our flats, and many young birds : the increase of this 



species in the llumber district during the last ten years has been 



very marked. In their habits they are the most tern-like of any of 



the gulls. 



John CoitpEAUX. 



Great Cotes, lUceljj', Liiicolusliire, 

 September 5, IbTl. 



Curious Nesl in (/-places of some Indian Birds. 

 By A. Anderson, Esq., F.Z.S. 



Thawnohia Cambaiensis. — Two pairs of these pretty little robins 

 have built their nests close to the church at this station (Fultehgurh). 

 One ])air took uj) their abode inside a tin watering-pot, which had 



