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informs us that the Beverley specimen was an escape ; he had an 

 opportunity of examining the bird, and found it was pinioned. 

 This species must therefore be eliminated from the county list. 



264. Porzana bailloni (Vieill.) ; Baillon's Crake. — The Goole 

 specimen proved on examination to be an immature example of 

 C.maruetta, the Spotted Crake (Clarke). Additional occurrence: 

 Holmpton, in Holderness, one shot in 1880, now in the collection 

 of the Eev. H. H. Slater (Slater, MS.) . 



272. Otis tarda, L. ; Gi'eat Bustard. — Additional information 

 has been obtained on the former occurrence of this fine bird, 

 which it is proposed to reserve for a future article on this species 

 in Yorkshire. We may remark that, in his continuation of 

 Yarrell's ' British Birds,' Mr. Saunders has reproduced the old 

 mis-statement as to Hawold being in Lincolnshire, whereas, as we 

 have already indicated, it is in Yorkshire. 



276. (Edicnemus crepitans, Gm. ; Stone Curlew. — A pair of 

 this species, which is now becoming very rare on the southern 

 Wolds, bred near Market Weighton in 1881. 



299. Tringa minuta, Leisler; Little Stint. — 



302. Tringa suharquata (Giild.) ; Cm-lew Sandpiper. — Both 

 species were particularly numerous on the coast in late August 

 and early September, 1881; and in the early autumn of 1880 the 

 Little Stint was again numerous (Clai'ke). 



310. Totanus macularius (L.) ; Spotted Sandpiper. — The 

 specimen recorded from the Tees proved to be a Green Sand- 

 piper (J. H. Gurney, jun., ' Rambles of a Naturalist,' p. 255). 



311. Totanus glareola (L.) ; Wood Sandpiper. — Additional 

 occurrences: Coatham Marsh, adult shot, August 6th, 1881 (T. 

 H. Nelson, Zool. 1883, p. 91). Beverley, one shot in the spring 

 of 1882, in the collection of Mr. F. Boyes (Boyes, MS.). Brid- 

 lington Quay, one shot, mid-August, 1883 (Clarke). Easington, 

 Holderness, one shot, early autumn, 1883 (Clarke). 



314. Totanus calidris (L.) ; Eedshank. — Bred on Skipwith 

 Riccall Common in 1882, and at Masham in 1883. 



316. Totanus fuscus (L.) ; Spotted Redshank. — Additional 

 occurrence : Teesmouth, an adult shot on September 15th, 1881 

 (Nelson, Zool. 1882, p. 93). 



323. Numeniiis arquata (L.) ; Curlew. — Breeds commonly on 

 Thorne Waste, a vast tract of heather-land on the Lincolnshire 

 border of the county, and very little above sea-level. 



