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noted this species as permanently resident in Ireland, 

 and mentions many localities where it breeds 

 regularly. 



GREY PLOVEE. Sgiiatarola helvetica (Linnaeus). 



A spring and autumn migrant, a few remaining 

 the winter. A single instance has come under my 

 observation of a Grey Plover remaining in England 

 throughout the summer. This was in 1867, in the 

 neighbourhood of Pagham Harbour, Sussex. The 

 bird was seen constantly from the end of May, by 

 which time all the migrating flocks had left, until 

 the 29th of August following, on which day I 

 shot it. It exhibited no trace of any former wound, 

 and was in excellent condition. 



LAPWINGr. Vanellus cristatus, Meyer. 



Resident, and generally distributed ; assembling in 

 large flocks at the approach of winter, when it is to a 

 certain extent migratory. 



DOTTBEEL. Uudromias morinellus (Linnaeus). 



A spring and autumn migrant. Believed to breed 

 annually on the high ranges of Westmoreland and 

 Cumberland, and in the counties of Forfar, Kincar- 

 dine, Aberdeen, Banff, Moray, Sutherland, and Caith- 

 ness*. Although rare in Ireland, there is some 

 reason to suppose that this bird may breed annually, 



* Macgillivray, ' Hist. British Birds,' vol. iv. p. 112. 



