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All these variations, however, require to be carefully worked 
out, and conclusions can only be arrived at after an examination 
of a large series of skins. 
Turdus iliacus. Redwing. October oth. A few have 
come in. 
Phalaropus hyperboreus. Red-necked Phalarope. Oct. 4th. 
One, which I subsequently saw, was shot by Stubbs at Tetney. 
Scolopax rusticula. Woodcock. Oct. roth. One seen in 
Grainsby Park. October 18th, Wind N., first flight; Skeffling, 
Kilnsea, Holmpton were the chief places, but not Spurn. A few 
also on Lincolnshire coast. 
Turdus pilaris. Fieldfare. October 15th. I sawa few on the 
wing between Easington and Kilnsea. 
Plectrophanes nivalis. Snow Bunting. October 15th. One 
on the beach near Kilnsea. On the 16th, Mr. Hewetson 
noticed a flock of ten when crossing the Humber in his boat. 
November ist to 4th, ‘rush,’ great many flocks. 
Corvus cornix. Grey Crow. October 18th, first seen ; several 
near Kilnsea ; great many first week in November. 
Emberiza miliaria. Common Bunting. October r4th. 
When shooting to-day, I put up some large flocks from stubbles 
at Easington. 
Sturnus vulgaris. Starling: bicttibes 26th. Out of about 
twenty shot from migratory flocks on the coast or in the fields 
near Tetney and North Cotes and Grainthorpe, all except one 
were the purple-headed or eastern form. 
_ Motacilla alba. White Wagtail. October 28th. I saw one 
_. on a manure-heap near sare the only one I have ever seen 
Peta genie i 8 
lalaropus fulicarius. Grey Phalarope. — “October — : 
Oe was | killed by Stubbs at Tetney. 
: Toleas. sishate. Purple Sandpiper. October gist One a 
a eet, at Grainthorpe on the Lincolnshire coast. 
- Corvus fi - Rook. - November ond. Mr. Haigh wiies : 
‘ There hie Sakis the heaviest rush of Rooks I can remember. 
_ This morning on going to the coast I found them coming in 
_ from the East in large straggling flocks without intermission. — 
‘Till about 3 p.m. the flocks were never out of sight, but from 
: ‘Ss p.m. = dusk _ were not so frequent. Stubbs told me they ee 
(in 2s etl i. 
