130 TEE ZOOLOGIST. 



coast, with Golden Plovers. Lastly, on Nov. 30th an immense 

 flight passed over Grainsby to W. ; it extended as far as I could 

 see in each direction, and must have contained several thousands 

 of birds, but was divided into separate parties of from one to two 

 hundred each. 



Hamatopus ostralegus, Linn. Sea-pie. — A large flock near 

 the mouth of Grainthorpe Haven on Sept. 20th. 



Phalaropus hyperboreus (Linn.). Bed-necked Phalarope. — 

 One was brought to me by a Plover-catcher on Sept. 3rd, which 

 he had just killed on his decoy-pool near Tetney Lock. 



Scolopax rusticula, Linn. Woodcock. — Apparently a poor 

 Woodcock season everywhere. Three were seen at Well, near 

 Alford, on Oct. 30th, and two shot on the following day. The 

 main flight, however, does not appear to have arrived until the 

 third week of November. Two were killed on the Mablethorpe 

 sand-hills on 23rd of that month, and I saw a good many in the 

 coverts about Grainsby on 27th. 



Gallinago major (Gmel.). Great Snipe. — On Sept. 6th I 

 shot a Great Snipe from a small patch of potatoes near the sea- 

 bank at North Cotes. When first flushed it only flew about ten 

 yards, and dropped in the same potato-patch. 



G. coelestis (Frenz.). Snipe. — Many Snipe on Tetney 

 " fitties," and in "crikes" near the coast on Oct. 2nd and 4th ; 

 but very wild for new-comers. On 7th I noticed a few Snipe 

 coming in from the sea, and going W., and I flushed several in 

 potato-fields near the coast. 



C. gallinula (Linn.). Jack Snipe. — I shot the first Jack 

 Snipe at Tetney on Sept. 20th, and a second on 26th. A great 

 immigration took place on Oct. 21st, when I killed eight and a 

 hajf couples of these birds in a patch of reeds known as Madam's 

 Crike, situated close to the sea at Tetne}'. 



Tringa alpina, Linn. Dunlin. — A few on the coast on Aug. 

 16th, but far less than usual at this season. Some large flocks 

 appeared all along the coast, on Sept. 27th. On Nov. 13th, with 

 a heavy N. gale, a flock of two to three hundred Sandpipers, 

 probably of this species, passed over Waith Fen (five miles 

 inland), going W., and flying close to the ground. 



T. subarquata (Giild.). Curlew-Sandpiper. — I shot a young 

 bird of this species out of a flock of six on Marshchapel sands 

 on Sept. 20th. 



