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abtmdaat as it was afterwards. This increase in the numbers, 

 perhaps, may be accounted for in some degree by the Car having 

 been partially protected. 



32. Wood Saijdpipee. T. glaeeoxa, {Linnceus.) 



Totanus glareola, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, II., 101. 

 „ ,, Tarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 2, II., 601. 



A rare spring-and-autumn migrant, arriving early in May, and 

 leaving in August or September. In Selby's catalogue thi-ee 

 captures are recorded. The fii'st at Ellingham, in the autumn of 

 1828; this bird was in the collection at Twizell. The second 

 bird was taken at Prestwick Car, ia 1830, and is now in the 

 ITewcastle Museum ; and the third was in the possession of the 

 late Mr. Edward Backhouse, and was shot at the "White Mare 

 Pool, in the county of Dui-ham. 



In my journal there are nine entries of the occurrence of this 

 species ; of these one was at Gosforth, all the rest at Prestwick 

 Car. At the latter place, I took its nest and eggs on the 3rd of 

 June, 1853, when my companion shot the adult male, and thus 

 the eggs were fully authenticated. I believe this is the only 

 time the nest has been taken in England. 



On the 19th of June, 1845, a mature bird was shot by the late 

 Mr. Richard Reay, at Prestwick Car. There can be little doubt 

 that this was also breeding there. My friend, Mr. Thomas 

 Atthey, likewise killed three examples at the same place, on the 

 4th of August, 1832; two of which were kindly presented to 

 me, and now form part of my series of this species. 



Recently, another specimen was shot on the ISTewcastle Town 

 Moor, by Robert Duncan, Jun., on the 1st of September, 1873. 

 This bird was in its first plumage. 



The flight of the AYood Sandpiper is peculiar when disturbed. 

 It rises to a considerable height, moviag rapidly in wide circles, 

 and occasionally rising and descendiag with extended tremulous 

 wiags, and making a noise similar to that produced by the Snipe, 

 but shriller. This habit is more particularly referred to under 

 the remarks on the Snipe. 



