THE ZooLocist—JuLy, 1876. 4985 
Gray Plover—May 10. Numerous on the Humber fisheries. 
They are generally in breeding plumage, and I see some magni- 
ficent old richly plumaged birds in the flocks. They will now 
soon take their departure for high latitudes, and I cannot help 
wishing they would drop a few of their valuable eggs in these 
marshes before departing for those far-away Petchora tundra’s. 
Fieldfare.—May 16. A friend told me that he saw upwards of 
forty in one of our plantations on this day. They were much 
tamer than usual, and he got very near them. 
JOHN CoRDEAUX. 
Great Cotes, Ulceby, Lincolnshire, 
June 2, 1876. 
Noles from Castle Eden. By Mr. JoHN Scater. 
(Continued from §. S. 4860). 
Marcu, 1876. 
Goldencrested Wren.—On the 25th I-saw a great many in a fir 
plantation; they appeared to be all females. 
Golden Plover.—28th. A good many on the coast. One shot 
near Hartlepool was brought to me to stuff: the feathers of the 
belly of this specimen are black and white; a few darker feathers 
had also appeared on the back. The owner, through whose hands 
a great many of these birds pass, declares that he has not observed 
one in the same state before: although it is common enough, it 
would rather appear that they mostly leave this part of the coast 
before any change of plumage takes place. This was a female, the 
ovaries being in an advanced condition. 
APRIL. 
Wagtails—Wagtails have appeared in larger numbers than 
usual, chiefly the black and white, but the gray species are also 
more common. The yellow wagtail has not yet appeared; the 
latter has, for the last few years, been rather a scarce bird in this 
neighbourhood. The gray wagtail is very commonly called the 
yellow wagtail in this part, and a gentleman, only the other day, 
told me that- he had seen several yellow wagtails, but when I 
showed him a specimen of the male gray wagtail he said, “ Aye, 
that’s the bird.” 
Carrion Crow.—One trapped by a watcher, who told me that. 
