36 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
young could fly by April 26th, 1902 (Zool. 1903, p. 127). To turn to 
the other end of the season: on July 6th, 1900, I found a nest of five 
eges slightly sat upon, and another containing one fresh egg; on 
July 2nd, 1903, four nests, each with five eggs; and on July 16th, 
1906, a nest with four fresh eggs, and another with six slightly in- 
cubated. As late as July 19th in 1885 a Coot was sitting on her 
nest, and on Aug. 11th, 1883, there were young Coots of all ages, in- 
cluding at least one small downy young one with the reddish head. 
The Coot is said to lay from seven to ten eggs, although my experi- 
ence has been that in some places at all events five is a common 
clutch. If we put the average clutch at six and suppose (I can only 
suppose) that the Coot rears three broods in a season, ten pairs of 
Coots in a favourable locality (where their eggs were safe from Crows 
and their young from Pike) would increase enormously by the end of 
September.—O. V. Apuin (Bloxham, Oxon). 
Wood-Sandpiper (Totanus glareola)—Mr. George Bolam’s refer- 
ence to Wood-Sandpipers in his note (Zool. 1911, p. 432) is interest- 
ing to me, because I am responsible for putting on record (subject to 
correction) a party of five at a reservoir near Hebden Bridge (York- 
shire, West Riding) on Aug. 12th, twelve days before Mr. Bolam 
saw his birds. Though my mind was made up before leaving the 
reservoir, to make assurance doubly sure, my friend Wm. Nowell, 
who also saw the birds, inspected mounted examples and also a large 
number of skins of this species at South Kensington a day or two 
afterwards, and informs me that he saw nothing to lead him to think 
that I have made a mistake. I find great difficulty in persuading 
Yorkshire ornithologists (admittedly with more experience than I) to 
accept my record, presumably on the ground Mr. Bolam mentions, 
2. é. the close resemblance of Wood and Green Sandpipers. Personally, 
I believe the similarity to be exaggerated. At any rate, Green Sand- 
pipers our birds were certainly not. I should be glad if somebody 
well acquainted with the Wood-Sandpiper would describe the appear- 
ance of the back and wings as the bird is flying away from an 
observer. A very striking effect was produced by the flight of our 
birds, which, of course, cannot be seen by examining an unrelaxed 
skin.—WALTER GREAVES (Hebden Bridge). 
Glaucous Gull in Co. Mayo.—On the 23rd of last December my 
friend Mr. Claud Kirkwood, of Bartragh House, shot an immature 
specimen of Larus glaucus in its first year’s plumage. It had been 
observed for some days haunting the island. — RoBpErRt WARREN 
(Ardnaree, Monkstown, Co. Cork). 
