IJJ" THR HANCOCK COLLECTIOK. 355 



Case 



53. Ruff. 



No. 1 (front left). Malk. Winter plumage. 



Shot at Prestwick Carr, Nov. 26tli, 1841. 



Presented by R. Reay, Esq. 

 ,, 2 (upper left). Female. Winter plumage. 

 ,,3 (centre). Male. First plumage. 



Town Moor, Newcastle, Sept., 1836. J. H. 

 ,, 4 (right). Female. First plumage. 



Town Moor, Newcastle, Sept., 1836. J. H. 

 ,, 5 (upper right). Female. First plumage. 



Prestwick Carr. 



64. Empty Case. 



Genus. RECURVIROSTRA. 



65. Avocet. Recurvirostra avocetta, Linn. 



No. 1 (right). Bought specimen. 

 ,, 2 (left). Downy state. July 15th, 1878. 



Fred Raine, Esq. 



66. Empty Case. 



Genus. HIMANTOPUS. 



57. Black-winged Stilt. Himantopus candidus, 



Eonnat. 

 = melanopterus, Meyer. 



No. 1 (right). From Old Museum. 

 ,, 2 (left). From Old Museum. 



Presented by the liev. John Bigge. 

 These to be replaced by better specimens, J. H. 

 ,, 3 (centre). France. J. Hancock Collection. 



68. Empty Case. 

 Genus. TOTANUS. 



69. Greenshank. Totanus griseus, (Brisson). 



,, glottis, (Linn.). 



No. 1 (left). Summer plumage. 



Pegwell Bay. C. M. Adamson. 



