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Coot (Fulica atra). — Mr. F. Styan informs me that in former 

 years, when this species was much more abundant on Frensham 

 Great Pond than it is now, an annual battue used to be held 

 there in autumn, on which occasions large numbers were killed. 

 In 1880 over a hundred were shot on the first day, and upwards 

 of fifty on the second. 



Stone Curlew (CEdicnemus scolopax). — Mr. J. Mitchell in- 

 forms me that in the summer of 1900 he observed two pairs in 

 the county, which were undoubtedly nesting ; he does not wish 

 me to indicate the locality precisely. 



Dotterel (Eudromias morinellus). — Mr. Mansell, the well- 

 known taxidermist, of Farnham, informed Mr. Mitchell, in 1880, 

 that about thirty years before that date he saw a small flock of 

 five on the margin of Frensham Pond, three of which were shot 

 and preserved by him. One of these would probably be the 

 specimen mentioned by Mr. Spicer in this Journal (1854, p. 4367) 

 as having been killed near Farnham shortly prior to that date, 

 and as then in his collection (vide ' Birds of Surrey,' p. 285). 



Ringed Plover (SEgialitis hiaticula). — A specimen was shot 

 at West Molesey on May 7th, 1878, and preserved by Mr. F. 

 Yearley (F. Styan and J. Mitchell). 



Oystercatcher (Hcematopus ostralegus). — A specimen was 

 shot on the Thames, at East Molesey, in the autumn of 1872, 

 and was preserved by Mr. F. Yearley (F. Styan and J. Mitchell). 



Grey Phalarope (Phalarojms fulicarius) . — Mr. R. W. Courage 

 had a specimen which he shot shortly prior to 1880, in the autumn, 

 near Thursley (F. Styan and J. Mitchell). 



Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola). — In and before the 'eighties 

 the Woodcock nested regularly every year in the Thursley dis- 

 trict, where Mr. R. W. Courage found the nest. In one morning 

 during the winter of 1879-80, a Mr. R. Mason and another gun 

 killed fifteen near Haslemere (F. Styan and J. Mitchell). Mr. 

 Birley informs me that he knew of the nest in 1886 at Lingfield. 

 This nest, which is referred to in this Journal in 1887, p. 194, 

 had a curious history. It was first noticed by Mr. Herbert 

 Fisher's gamekeeper on the 11th of April; it then contained five 

 Woodcock's eggs and two Pheasant's eggs. One of the Wood- 

 cock's eggs was slightly cracked, and another much damaged. 

 On the 16th of April, Mr. Fisher himself went to the nest, and 



