130 ORNITHOLOGICAL AND MOLLUSCAN NOTES. 



Golden Plover (Charadrius pluvialis). March 30th. Two flocks 

 in the marsh ; with a glass I could see that there were many 

 black-breasted birds amongst them, and others in transition, 

 scarcely one that was not more or less marked with black. 



Jack Snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula). On April 6th I flushed one 

 from a small patch of turnips in this parish. 



NO TES— ORNITHOL OGY. 



Is the Starling- double-brooded? — In regard to this interesting subject, 

 I can vouch for the following facts: — In 1866 I knew of a nest of the Starling 

 (Sturnus vulgaris) which contained a family of young just ready for taking wing, 

 and a batch of eggs partially incubated at the same time. In 1888 I knew of two 

 nests that twice contained young. In 1885 I noticed a curious circumstance in 

 regard to the breeding of the Rook (Corvus frugilegus). In one Rook's nest 

 I found three eggs about two-thirds sat, and four fresh-laid eggs. — John Ward, 

 Lofthouse, April 21st, 1889. 



Flamborough Bird Notes.— An Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) was shot at 

 Flamborough last November by a farmer's son. The same gentleman also in 

 December shot the Red-legged Partridge (Caccabis rufa) — two very rare 

 occurrences. On March 30th and 31st, quantities of Hooded Crows (Corvus 

 comix) were seen to leave our shores, with the wind very much in their favour. 

 April 5th, I observed quantities had to put back on account of the stormy weather 

 and a strong head wind. I also observed from the South Landing, a flock of Wild 

 Geese, ten in number, making towards the point of the Headland ; I took them 

 to be the White-fronted species (Anser albifrons). The light-keeper informs me 

 of several flocks of the Canadian Geese passing the Headland. The wind con- 

 tinues to blow from the east, hazy with a slight fog — just the sort of weather that 

 generally brings over the summer migrants. Several have already arrived ; two 

 Redstarts (Ruticilla phcenicurus) seen in my garden this morning (April 6th). 

 Since April 6th several Woodcocks (Scolopax rusticola) have been seen on the 

 Headland ; no doubt they will take their departure the first opportunity. April 

 9th — the Great Shrike (Lanius excubitor), which when discovered had three mice 

 fastened on a thorn. April 8th, the Wheatear (Saxicola aznantke), and April 13th 

 the Ring Ouzel (Turd us torquatus) observed.— Matthew Bailey, Flamborough, 

 April 15th, 1889. 



With reference to the Woodcock, one was picked up under the telegraph wire 

 at Spurn Head on the 16th of April. Mr. Loten informs me that it was a much 

 lighter coloured bird than the autumn immigrants. — W. E. Clarke. 



NOTE— MOLL USCA AND COLEOPTERA. 



Slugs, &c, in South Lincolnshire. — On the 28th December, Mr. Joseph Burtt 

 Davy, mindful of the fact that but little is known as to South Lincolnshire mollusca, 

 sent me a few slugs. There were a couple of small specimens of Limax /avis and 

 a very juvenile Arion subfusats from under a piece of wood in a hedge-bottom 

 at Fulbeck Grange ; a few typical Limax agrestis and abundance of var. sylvatica 

 under stones at Fulbeck Grange ; and an adult example of var. reticulata on a 

 clod of earth in a wheat-field at Caythorpe Lowfields— all taken on the 26th Dec. 

 He also sent bleached examples of Limnaa ovata and of Helix nemoralis var. 

 libellula 0034^, picked out of the rejectamenta of the Brant at Fulbeck Grange. 

 He also sent a couple of beetles from Fulbeck Grange, which the Rev. W. C. 

 Hey identifies as of the excessively common species Calathus melanocephahts 

 and Tackyporus chrysomelinus. 



On the 8th of January, his cousin, Mr. Theodore Burtt, of Brandon Lodge, 

 Grantham, sent me several slugs he found there under a log of wood on the 3rd. 

 One was an adult and characteristic specimen of the beautiful var. ferussaci of 

 Limax maximus, and with it were several young ones of the same species and a 

 typical L. agrestis.— W. Denison Roebuck, Leeds, Jan. 15th, 1889. 



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