436 Mr. A. G. More on the Distribution of Birds 



Tringoides hypoleuca (G. R. Gray). Common Sandpiper. 

 Provinces I. II.? V.-XVIII. 

 Subprovinces i, 2, 3, 4?, 6, 13-18, 20-37, 38. 

 Lat. 50°-61°. " Scottish" type, or Northern. 



Scarce in the south during the breeding-season, and appa- 

 rently wanting in several of the southern and eastern counties. 

 The Common Sandpiper is reported to breed only occasionally 

 in Cornwall, but regularly in North and South Devon and 

 Somerset. In Dorset it becomes more rare, though Mr. Groves 

 has seen it on several small streams. Mr. Knox describes it as 

 breeding regularly in Sussex, where, however, it must be scarce, 

 as Mr. Borrer has only once found the nest. It seems doubtful 

 whether the bird breeds in Kent, and it appears to be wanting 

 in several of the eastern and southern districts. 



ToTANUs GLOTTIS {Bechst.). Grecnshauk. 

 Provinces XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. 

 Subprovinces 29, 32, 34, 35, 36. 

 Lat. 56°-59°. " Scottish " type. Not in Ireland. 



Breeds in small numbers in the counties of Perth and Argyle 

 {Mr. R. Gray), Eoss {Mr. W. Dunbar), Sutherland {Mr. Selby), 

 Caithness {Mr. W. Dunbar). Macgillivray was the first to dis- 

 cover the nest in the Outer Hebrides, where it has since been 

 found by other observers. 



Recurvirostra avocetta {Linn.). Avocet. 

 Provinces [II.] [III.] [IV.] [VIII.]. 

 Subprovinces (6), (7), (11), (19). 

 Lat. 50°-54°. " Germanic " type. Not in Ireland. 



In former times the Avocet appears to have been a regular 

 summer visitor to a few localities on our southern and eastern 

 coasts. The neighbourhoods of Rye in Sussex, Romney Marsh 

 in Kent, Salthouse in Norfolk, and West Fen in Lincolnshire are 

 upon record as former breeding-places. 



The late Mr. H. Reid, of Doncaster, has told me that about 

 twenty years ago he obtained the eggs from the mouth of the 

 H umber, which appears to be the last instance of the bird having 

 been found breeding in this country. 



