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Common Scoter, (Eclemia nigra (Linn.). — At Coquet l.h., 

 3rd, 9th, and 17th, all day to N. Corton l.v., Dec. 7th, 12th, 

 and 13th, great numbers E. to W. during greater part of day. 

 Large numbers seen at several stations off the coast in November. 



Goosander, Mergus merganser, Linn. — On Oct. 22nd, Tees- 

 mouth (Eedcar), stormy E.S.E. gale, twelve were seen flying over 

 East Scar, nine going W. and three E. 



Eed-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator, Linn. — During 

 November and December several seen off the Fame Islands and 

 Teesmouth. 



King Dove, Columha palumhus, Linn. — One at Spurn l.h., 

 against lantern, on Sep. 15th, 10 p.m. Immense flocks came 

 into N.E. Lincolnshire in November. At Lynn Wells l.v., on 

 Oct. 22nd, large flocks, 10 a.m., S.E. to N.W. ; and at Caistor 

 Denes, Yarmouth, on Nov. 26th, very large flocks ; they are 

 reported, on 28th, from Beccles (Norfolk) in such numbers as 

 ** to make the sky quite dark." 



Turtle Dove, Turtur communis, Selby. — One at Great Cotes, 

 Sept. 15th, near rifle-butts on Humber Bank. 



Water Eail, Rallus aquaticus, Linn. — On Oct. 3rd, Inner 

 Fame l.h. ; and another at Spurn, caught alive in yard of light- 

 house on morning of Oct. 27th. 



Landrail, Crex pratensis, Bechst. — At Great Cotes, near 

 Grimsby, Sept. 1st, N., half-a-gale ; and at Heligoland, on 9th, 

 Mr. Gatke writes, ''very reddest I have ever had." At Yarmouth, 

 Oct. 5th. 



Spotted Crake, Porzana maruetta (Leach). — Heligoland, Sept., 

 one young bird. 



Golden Plover, Charadrmsjjluvialis, Linn. — First week in Sept., 

 small flights in N.E. Lincolnshire. On the 6th, Mr. Wm. Eagle 

 Clarke, writing from Spurn, says, " a long w^aved line extending 

 at least three or four miles passed over, extending far over the 

 Humber towards Lincolnshire coast, 5.15 p.m., wind changing 

 from N. to S., direction of flight N." At the Fame Islands, 

 during the month, hundreds of Golden Plovers and Lapwings 

 coming off. to the islands in morning, and leaving for the land at 

 night. At the same station, Nov. 5th, great numbers to W.S.W. 



Grey Plover, Squatarola helvetica (Linn.). — Humber foreshore, 

 June 1st, one old male in summer plumage, and five less 

 advanced; another, in the same flock, in winter plumage. At 



