210 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Mareca penelope (Linn.). Wigeon. — One shot at Tetney on 

 Sept. 1st. 



Columba cenas, Linn. Stock-Dove. — Two small flocks at 

 Grainsby on Nov. 4th and 5th. On 7th I shot a young bird close 

 to the sea-bank at Tetney, and on Dec. 30th I shot four out of a 

 flock of about one hundred of these little Pigeons. 



Turtur communis, Selby. Turtle-Dove. — I shot a young 

 Turtle-Dove from a hedge near the sea at North Cotes on 

 Sept. 29th. 



Crex pratensis, Bechst. Corn-Crake. — Last saw one in a 

 turnip field at Cadeby on Oct. 11th. 



Porzana maruetta (Leach). Spotted Crake. — On Oct. 4th I 

 shot a Spotted Crake at Tetney. 



Rallus aquaticus, Linn. Water-Rail. — First appeared near 

 the coast on Oct. 27th, when I shot one at Tetney. 



Charadrius pluvialis, Linn. Golden Plover. — On Oct. 4th I 

 shot a couple of young birds — the first seen on North Cotes 

 sands. Oct. 5th, several flocks of forty or fifty birds each on the 

 sands. Very abundant on Oct. 9th ; many flocks of from fifty to 

 several hundred birds each on the sands and land near the sea. 

 Again on 21st and 30th great numbers on the coast. On the 

 latter day I killed eight out of one of the flocks, and found both 

 old and young birds among them. 



Squatar ola helvetica (Linn.). Grey Plover. — A few on the 

 coast on Sept. 2nd. On 14th a good many, all adults in full 

 breeding dress. On Oct. 13th a great immigration of young 

 birds all along the coast. 



Vanellus vulgaris, Bechst. Peewit. — Very little visible migra- 

 tion, and Peewits appear less numerous in the district than usual. 

 Small parties going west on Oct. 9th until about 2.30 p.m. ; some 

 large flocks on the coast with Golden Plover on the same day. 

 Again, on Nov. 10th many flocks coming in, and going to north- 

 west. On Dec. 11th — the second day of the hard weather — the 

 gamekeepers reported large flocks of Peewits going south over 

 Grainsby. 



Strepsilas interpres (Linn.). Turnstone.— A couple of young 

 birds on North Cotes sands on Sept. 13th. 



Hamatopus ostralegus, Linn. Seapie. — A large flock appeared 

 on Tetney Sands on Sept. 2nd. 



