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the northerly gale and heavy rain of Nov. 12th and 13th great 

 numbers of Ducks were reported as seen in the Humber and on 

 the coast. 



Nettion crecca (Linn.). Teal. — Teal were scarce in the early 

 part of the season, but I saw a flock of a dozen on Aug. 28th. 

 They were rather more numerous during the second half of 

 October. 



Mareca penelope (Linn.). Wigeon. — Somewhat scarce and 

 late in appearing. I shot the first on Sept. 25th, but saw very 

 few until October. 



CEdemia nigra (Linn.). Scoter. — A flock of about a hundred 

 on the sea off Donna Nook on Sept. 3rd. 



Columba palumbus, Linn. Wood-Pigeon. — On Oct. 28th and 

 29th flocks of forty to fifty going S. at intervals. From Nov. 8th 

 to 15th they were numerous all over the district, but the majority 

 disappeared shortly after the latter date. I was told that an 

 immense flock passed over Thoresby about Nov. 20th. 



Turtur communis, Selby. Turtle-Dove. — Was very abundant 

 up to the end of August, but almost all had left by the end of the 

 first week of September. 



Crex pratensis, Bechst. Corn- Crake. — Last seen at North 

 Cotes on Sept. 2nd. 



Rallus aquaticus, Linn. Water-Kail. — A few on fresh-water 

 "crikes" near the coast on Oct. 21st and 22nd. 



Charadrius pluvialis, Linn. Golden Plover. — A few at North 

 Cotes on Sept. 3rd ; another small flock on 30th. On Oct. 5th 

 I saw a flock of about fifty come in from the sea, going S. ; but 

 the main body did not arrive until Nov. 19th. 



Squatarola helvetica (Linn.). — Grey Plover. — Two or three 

 Grey Plovers on North Cotes sands on Sept. 26th, and a few 

 more at Tetney and North Cotes on 28th, but the species was 

 unusually scarce all the autumn. 



Vanellus vulgaris, Bechst. Lapwing. — The first travelling 

 flocks seen on Sept. 25th. On 26th small flocks coming in from 

 the sea, and going W., until three o'clock ; a few which I shot 

 were young birds. Oct. 3rd, a few flocks going N.W. at a great 

 height. On Nov. 17th, during sharp frost, straggling flocks of 

 Lapwings were passing over Grainsby to W. until about two 

 o'clock, and on 19th they were very abundant on fields near the 



