412 A CORNISH FAUNA. 



ovarium more or less deleloped, and one female in particular 

 from the naked state of the breast and belly gave strong 

 evidence of incubation. (See " Zoologist " for 1863.) 



Partridge, Perdix cinerea ; universally distributed. 



Common Quail, C. vulgaris ; rare. 



Great Bustard, Otis tarda ; one observed and afterwards captured 



on Goonhilly, Lizard district : this proved to be a female. 



Another example of the great Bustard was obtained from 



the immediate neighbourhood of St. Austell, near Polgooth 



mine, in the month of January, 1854. 

 Little Bustard, 0. Tetrax ; rare : two specimens (females) of the 



little Bustard were brought to Penzance and sold to the 



poulterers in December, 1853. 

 Grreat Plover, Edicnemus crepitans ; occasionally observed in the 



Land's-end district in the winter months, and one or more 



examples captured every year. 

 Grolden Plover, Charadrius pluvialis ; generally distributed in the 



winter months. 

 Dottrell, C. morinellus ; rare : open moors and sheepwaiks ; an 



inland species. 

 Ringed Plover, C. hiaticula ; Cornish ; generally distributed 



along our sea-shores. 

 Kentish Plover, C. Cantianus ; a specimen obtained from Mara- 



zion beach. 

 Little Einged Plover, C. minor ; very rare as a British bird. A 



young bird of the year, corresponding in every particular 



with the figure in Grould's '' Birds of Europe," was shot near 



the higher pond of Tresco, Scilly, in October, 1863. 

 Grey Plover, Sqiiatarola cinerea; occasional winter visitant, 



especially after severe weather. 

 Lapwing, Vanellus cristatus ; locally distributed. 

 Turnstone, Strepsilas interpres ; observed in the spring and 



autumn migrations. 

 Sanderling, Calidris arenaria ; not a very numerous species : 



specimens in winter and summer plumage frequently 



obtained. 

 Oyster-catcher, Hoematopus ostralegus ; not uncommon on the 



western coast of Cornwall and at Scilly. 



