102 A. CATALOGITE OF THE BIEDS 



in my collection, and is in the first plumage. A fine female, in. 

 full summer dress, was shot at Alnmouth. in July, 1847, and is 

 in the collection of Mr. C. M. Adamson. On the 8th of Sep- 

 tember, 1869, Mr. E. Duncan killed two examples out of a flock 

 of four : they were young birds in first plumage. 



Mr. Selby records the capture of two specimens at Budle 

 Bay : " they were moulting, and rapidly acquiriug their nuptial 

 livery." 



15. Common Godwit. L. kitfa, frisson. 



Limosarufa, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, II., 115. 

 „ Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 2, II., 641. 



An autumn or winter visitant, appearing on our coast in au- 

 tumn and winter. It congregates in large flocks at Eenham 

 Elats. They gradually disappear in spring. 



I have a specimen which was killed on the ^Northumberland 

 coast in March, 1855, having to some extent acquired its summer 

 dress ; and another, also in my collection, in complete summer 

 plumage, was likewise shot on the coast of jSTorthumberland. 



107. SCOLOPAX, Linnceus. 



16. "Woodcock. S. EtrsTicuiA, Linnaus. 



Scolo^ax rustieola, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, II., 

 118. 

 „ ,, Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 2, III., 1. 



A resident. The "Woodcock arrives on our coast in October, 

 and departs in spring : but a few remain in the district to breed. 

 Several nests have been taken; one, containing young, was 

 found near Hollyn Hall, on the banks of the Tyne, by the game- 

 keeper of Edward James, Esq., a few years ago; one of the 

 parent birds was shot from the nest. On the 6th of April, 1869, 

 a nest of eggs was also taken at Dilston; and in April, 1872, a 

 nest with four eggs, two of which are in my collection, was found 

 near Medomslcy on the Derwent. This nest had been for- 

 saken in consequence of a fall of snow, in which the eggs were 



