624 Birds. 



ing up something from the ground, till the gun arrived, when it was 

 shot without difficulty. 



Thick-knee, (Edicnemus crepitans. Breeds on the shingle in Rom- 

 ney marsh. 



Ring plover, Charadrius Hiaticula. Ditto. 



Kentish plover, C. Cantianus. Common in Romney marsh, where 

 it breeds. 



Dotterel, C. Morinellus. Common in Romney marsh, in spring and 

 autumn. 



Golden plover, C. pluvialis. Common. 



Grey plover, Squatarola cinerea. Common in Romney marsh. 



Lapwing, Vanellus cristatus. Common. Breeds in Romney marsh. 



Turnstone, Strepsilas inierpres. Common in the spring and au- 

 tumn in Romney marsh. 



Sanderling, Calidris arenaria. Found in Romney marsh in the 

 winter. 



Oyster-catcher, Hcematopus ostralegus. Breeds on the shingle. 



Heron, Ardea cinerea. Common. 



Purple heron, A. purpurea. This is a very rare bird. Mr. Plomley 

 has obtained a specimen in Romney marsh. 



Great white heron, A. alba. Has been seen in Romney marsh. 



Night heron, Nycticorax enropceus. One or two specimens have 

 been obtained in Kent. Mr. Plomley has one which was shot in the 

 parish of Lydd. 



Common bittern, Botaurus stellaris. Not common. 



Little bittern, B. minutus. Has been shot in Kent. 



Black stork, Ciconia nigra. Has been killed in Kent. 



White stork, Ciconia alba. Rare : a specimen in Mr. Plomley's 

 collection. 



Crane, Grus cinerea. Has been seen in Romney marsh. 



Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia. This very rare straggler has been 

 killed in Romney marsh, and is in Mr. Plomley's collection. 



Curlew, Numenius arquata. Common. 



Whimbrel, N. phceopus. Common in Romney marsh. 



Buff-breasted sandpiper, Tringa rufescens. Has been seen in Rom- 

 ney marsh. 



Purple sandpiper, T. marilima. Common in Romney marsh. 



Knot, T. canutus. Common in spring and autumn in Romney 

 marsh. 



Little sandpiper, T. minuta. Not common. 



Dunlin, T. variabilis. Common. 



