THE FAUiVISTIC POSITION OF SPECIES. 



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The Passing or Transient Visitors^ with a double migration in 

 spring and autumn^ are sixteen : — 



Knot. 

 Eedshank (B. ?). 



Garganey. 

 Spotted Crake. 

 Turnstone. 

 Grey Phalarope. 

 Little Stint. 

 Curlew Sandpiper. 



Greenshank. 

 Bar-tailed Godwit. 

 Whiiubrel. 



Arctic Tern. 

 Common Tern. 

 Black Tern. 

 Poniatorliine Skua. 

 Richardson's Skua. 



The Garganey is seen only in spring, and was unusually 

 numerous in 1870. The Spotted Crake now occurs principally in 

 the autumn. The Grey Phalarope is rarely seen except in autumn, 

 and is of ii'regular appearance, in some years great flights visiting 

 us and in others few being observed, depending on the occurrence 

 of southerly gales during the jjeriod of migration. The Little 

 Stint is usually rare on the south coast, but sometimes occurs in 

 considerable flocks, especially in spring. On the north coast it 

 used to be met with every autumn on the sands of the Taw. 

 The Curlew Sandpiper, Knot, and Bar-tailed Godwit sometimes 

 occur in breeding-plumage in spring and summer, and occasionally 

 remain throughout the winter on the south coast, but are mainly 

 autumnal visitors. The Redshank, no doubt, was formerly a 

 resident and may possibly still breed with us in small numbers, 

 being seen at all times of the year. The Greenshank and Whimbrel 

 are sometimes, but rarely, seen in winter. The former is never 

 plentiful. Vast flights of Arctic, Common, and Black Terns, 

 Pomatorhine and Richardson's Skuas sometimes visit the south 

 coast in autumn. 



The Casual Visitors are sixty-eiyht in number: — 



Lesser Whitethroat (3). 

 Fire-crest (\ or 5). 

 Piced- Warbler (2 or 3). 

 Bearded Titmouse (B.). 

 Crested Tit (1). 

 Blue-headed Wagtail (7 

 Itichard's Pipit (1:;). 

 Golden Oriole (B.). 

 Waxwing. 

 Pied Flycatcher (]'>.). 

 Tree-Sparrow. 



Mealy Ptedpoll (1). 

 Twite. 



Crossbill (B.). 

 Kose-coliiured Pastor (iM). 

 Hooded Crow (B. Y). 

 Shore-Lark (1). 

 Wryneck (B. ?). 

 IMarsh-lIarrier (B.). 

 Ilen-IIarrier (15.). 

 Montagu's Harrier (B.). 

 Puugh-leggod Buzzard (liJJ. 



