OF JJ'OETHUjMBEELAND AlfD DTJEHAM. 123 



for in 1830 I received a specimen that was shot at Ford, iN'orth- 

 umherland, on the 16th of Novemher. I have known this species 

 killed as early as the 28th of March. I am informed hy Mr. 

 Thomas Atthey that a specimen which he wounded at Prestwick 

 Car took to the water, and, diving freely, escaped. 



The Spotted Sandpiper of Bewick is merely a Common Sand- 

 piper in summer plumage. 



The two individuals mentioned in the "Zoologist" by Mr. 

 Duff, 1849, p. 2499, and 1851, p. 3036, as occurring near Bishop's 

 Auckland, were, I am informed hy this gentleman, not Spotted 

 hut Green Sandpipers. 



115. PHALAROPUS, Brisson. 



35. Geey Phalaeope. P. FXTLicAEirs, (Lhinceus.) 



Phalaropus j^laiyrhynchus, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, 

 II., 159, 160. 



hiatus, Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 2, III., 130. 



A casual visitant. I have four specimens, killed on the North- 

 umberland coast. One was shot on the 1st of November, 1834 ; 

 another in December, 1835; the third, in first plumage, Novem- 

 ber 22nd, 1838 ; and the fourth in December of the same year, 

 in mature winter plumage. 



Mr. Selby records the capture of three specimens, all likewise 

 in Northumberland. Several others have occurred, and it has 

 likewise been captured in the county of Durham. It is more 

 frequently met with than the following species. 



116. LOBIPES, G. Cuvier. 



36. Eed-necked Phalaeope. L. htpeeboeetjs, {Linnmis.) 



Phalaro2ms hyperloreus, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, 

 II., 157. 



Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Bii'ds, Ed. III., 

 135. 



The Eed-necked Phalarope is a casual visitant, and rarely oc- 

 curs. On the 16th of August, 1832, a specimen, in the first 



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