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BARTAILED GODWIT. Limosa Rufa. Jenyns, p. 

 202. Bewick's Br. B.,vol. 2, p. 85 and 86. Rare, 'in the 

 beginning of May, 1836, numerous flocks, containing many 

 hundreds were seen by fishermen at about three leagues 

 from land, coming from the West and flying up the Channel, 

 as if pursuing a migration to the Eastward. One of them, 

 that from fatigue was taken and brought to me, had far 

 advanced in assuming its Summer plumage. 



6 WOODCOCK. Scolopax Rusticola. Jenyns, p. 204. 

 Bewick's Br. B., vol. 2, p. 69. Common in Winter, but 

 in a few instances known to have remained through the 

 Summer. The earliest immigrant I have known shot, was 

 on the 24th of Sept., but their most usual period is about 

 the first ten days of October. 



GREAT SNIPE. S. Major. Jenyns, p. 205. Bewick's 

 Br. B., vol. 2. Last Edition. Somewhat rare. 



* COMMON SNIPE. S. Gallinago. Jenyns, p. 205. Be- 

 wick's Br. B , vol. 2, p. 76. Common. It breeds in our 

 elevated Moors. 



* JACK SNIPE. S. Gallinula. Jenyns, p. 206. Bewick's 



Br, B., vol. 2, p. 80. Less common than the last, and never 

 remaining to breed. 



* RUFF. Tringa Pugnax. Jenyns, p. 207. Bewick's Br. 



B., vol. 2, p. 98. A Specimen of the Reeve was killed 

 near Truro, in March 1829, by Mr. Wright of Lambessow, 

 and by him presented to the Museum ; but it does not re- 

 gularly visit Cornwall. 



* PIGMY CURLEW. T. Subarquata. Jenyns, p. 208. 

 Bewick's Br. B., vol. 2, Sup. p 11. Several have been 

 killed at the Swanpool near Falmouth. 



* DUNLIN. T. Variabilis. Jenyns, p. 209. Bewick's Br. 



B., vol. 2, p. 115, and 117. Purr. Rather scarce. 



PURPLE SANDPIPER. T. Maritima. Jenyns, p. 211. 

 Not uncommon. 



TEMMINCK'S STINT. T. Temminckii. Jenyns, p. 211. 

 Eyton's rarer Birds, p. 44. Two Specimens in the posses- 

 sion of Mr. Clement Jackson, of East Looe, were killed at 

 the Swanpool, in the Autumn of 1822. 



* LITTLE STINT. T. Minuta. Jenyns, p. 212. Bewick's 



Br. B,, vol. 2, p. 120. Mr. Jackson informs me, " I have 

 several times shot this Species at Swanpool singly, and onco 

 saw a flock of Ten or Twelve there. I have also found it 

 in company with the Purr." 



* KNOT. T. Canutus. Jenvns, p. 213. A few in Winter. 



* GRAY PHALAROPE. "Phalaropus Lnbatus. Jenyns, 

 p. 215. Bewick's Br. B., vol. 2, p. 133. Sometimes abun- 

 dant on the Coast in Autumn, in stormy wheather. 



