468 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



that the banks of the dam were powdered white with snow, and thin pancake 

 ice had formed close to the edges. Waterhens were swimming, and dab- 

 chicks diving amongst the thin ice, and above, but skimming close to the 

 water, was this party of Martins. It was an exceptionally cold and wintry 

 day for the time of year, and I quote an extract from ' The Standard ' of 

 Nov. 16th: — "A Dover correspondent telegraphed last night: Wintry 

 weather has set in on the coast unusually early, a somewhat heavy snow- 

 storm having been experienced in this district to-da3\ Snow commenced 

 faUing last night, and fell for several hours, continuing at intervals 

 throughout the day. It is several inches deep on the hills, and in some 

 places there is reported to be as much as a foot. The wind is bitterly cold, 

 and the sky is overcast and threatening. The wind blew very heavily last 

 night from the north." — H. W. Feilden (Dover). 



Iceland Gull in the Moy Estuary. — On November 9th, while passing 

 through one of my fields, I observed an Iceland Gull, in company with a 

 Herring Gull and some Common and Black-headed Gulls, feeding on the 

 worms turned up by the plough. It was very tame and unsuspicious, as I 

 have generally remarked Iceland Gulls to be, very unlike the Glaucous, 

 which is almost as wary as the Great Black-backed species. It frequented the 

 field for some days, and, as I wanted it for comparison, I shot it. It was 

 in very poor condition, and apparently in the first year's plumage, for it is 

 very dark-coloured underneath, similar to a specimen I shot on Dec. 29th, 

 1877, near the village of Enniscrone. — Robert Warren (Moy View, 

 Ballina, Co. Mayo). 



Spotted Redshank in the Moy Estuary. — Early in October I heard 

 the call of a Spotted Redshank, Totanus fuscus, and yesterday (Nov. 15th), 

 when out in my punt, I passed quite close to one feeding on the sands, but 

 lost my chance of obtaining the bird through mistaking it for the Common 

 Redshank, not recognising it until it got off, its dark wings and peculiar 

 call then telling what it was. It is very difficult to distinguish this bird 

 from the Common Redshank when feeding or resting on the shore, unless 

 one chances to observe the dark line from the bill to the eye, or is struck 

 by the greater length of the legs. When disturbed it seldom gives the 

 shooter a second chance by realighting, like the Common Redshank, some 

 distance off, but flies right away out of the locality. — Robert Warren 

 (Moy View, Balhna). 



Errata. — Page 42-2, line 11, /or conclusive read more conclusive; 

 line 29, /or durchans read durchaus; hne 34, for Myvator read Myvatn ; 

 page 423, lines 16, 17, /or I am unable to say, but should be glad to learn 

 as to the Lagopus collected in the Kurile Islands; examination, &c., read 

 1 am unable to say, but should be glad to learn ; as to the Lagopus 

 collected in the Kurile Islands, examinaiiou, Ac. 



