52 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Gallinago majors Great Snipe. — N. E. Lincolnshire, Oct. 2nd, 

 one shot ; Yarmouth, same date, one. 



G. ccelestis, Common Snipe. — Yarmouth, Aug. 11th, several. 

 Great Cotes, Sept. 25th, first considerable flight, wind S.E. 

 night of 24th, with gale and heavy rain. Hasbro' l h., Nov. 

 8th, two struck and killed. Heligoland, Oct. 22nd, great flight ; 

 28th, night, immense. 



Limnocryptes gallimda, Jack Snipe. — Farn. l.h., Sept. 2Ist, 

 S.E., noon, two. Galloper l.v., Nov. 3rd, one (J. H. G.) Llyn 

 Wells L.V., 7th, one (J. H. G.) 



Tringa alpina, Dunlin. — Languard l.h., March 10th, 7.40 

 a.m., very large flock, very rapidly to N. T. minuta, Little 

 Stint, Bridlington, Aug. 3rd, two seen (W. E. C), and at Yar- 

 mouth, second week in September, three.! 



T. suharquata, Curlew Sandpiper. — Essex coast, August 1st, 

 Colonel Russell shot three from a flock of Oxbirds ; they were in 

 partial moult ; another was seen. 



r. striata, Purple Sandpiper. — Farn l.h.. May 15th, 6 p.m., 

 S.S.E., very large flock flying over island; and at the same 

 station, on Nov. 28th, very large flocks of Turnstone, Purple 

 Sandpiper and Redshank. Yarmouth, Oct. 5th, five seen. 



T. canutus, Knot. — Spurn, June 13th, flock arrived from S. 

 The first Knots in the autumn were seen at Yarmouth and 

 Redcar on Aug. 11th, and by the end of the month were 

 tolerably numerous along the east coast. Llyn Wells l.v., Sept. 

 22nd, N.N.E., large flocks to S. all day; at this station also, 

 from Oct. 20th to Jan. 6th, 1884, twenty-eight were killed 

 against the lantern, t 



small and red-coloured birds — that is, Scandinavian birds. This rule seems 

 to hokl good on other parts of our east coast. See also remarks hy Mr. J. 

 Harvie- Brown. 



t The first great rush of Tringce aijross Heligoland was Aug. 6th and 7th ; 

 14th also, all sorts ; and on 21st and 22nd, same ; again on night of Oct. 31st, 

 and morning of Nov. 1st. 



\ The Knot at Blakeney is always called "Knet"; Godwit, a "Pick"; 

 Dunlin, "Stmt"; Whimbrel, "Maybird"; Turnstone, "Dotterel"; Einged 

 Plover, " Oxbird." On the Essex coast the Whimbrel is a " Maybird " or 

 "Titterel," the latter from its cry ; Godwits are "Pream;" Knot, "Marl"; 

 Dunlin, "Oxbird"; Kinged Plover, " Stone -runner." At Spurn the Knot is 

 a "Plover-knot," but on the Lincolnshire coast simply a "Knot, Local 



