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from the knot-like plumage of summer to the grey of winter. 

 Bar- tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica (Linn.), Teesmouth, Aug. 

 13th, 4.30 a.m., five. Black-tailed Godwit, L. cegocephala (Linn.), 

 Aug. 24th, four seen at Breydon, two in summer plumage. 

 Whimbiel, Numenius phcBopus (Linn.), 5 Buoy, Tees l.v., April 

 23rd, one N.W. to S.E. Great Cotes, July 27th, Whimbrel 

 passing, first of the season. Teesmouth, Aug. 1st to 7th, two or 

 three small flocks about ; and large flocks to E . early on morning 

 of 16th. Common Curlew, N. arquata (Linn.), Heligoland, 

 April 12th, from 10 p.m. to daylight, hundreds of thousands of 

 Tringa, Numenius, Hcematopus, and the like flying over. Lincoln- 

 shire coast, Aug. 10th, flocks of eight to ten young, on shore 

 near Somercotes. South Sand Head l.v., Sept. 17th, twelve, 

 the first seen, to N.W. 5 Buoy Tees l.v., Oct. 15th and 16th, 

 flocks of two to three hundred passing. Whitby l.h., Oct. 15th, 

 large flock round lantern for several hours, thick and dark. 

 Cromer l.h., Oct. 13th, large flock round lantern. Spurn l.h., 

 Nov. 15th, 3 a.m., many round lantern with Knots. Flamboro' l.h., 

 16th, many round lantern ; and on Dec. 13th, all night with Larks. 



Sternin^, Terns. — Inner Fame l.h., April 20th, Sandwich 

 Tern, Sterna cantiaca, Gmel., heard calling for first time. 

 Longstone l.h.. May 3rd, first Sandwich Tern seen on island. 

 Inner Fame l.h., May 2nd, Arctic Tern, Sterna macrura^ Naum., 

 seen first time ; 4th, both together, flying round their breeding- 

 stations. Inner Fame, Aug. 28th, most of Arctic and Sandwich 

 Terns left their breeding-quarters. Longstone and Inner Fame, 

 Sept. 6th and 7th, both species finally left island. 



Larin^, Gulls. — Heligoland, Jan. 17th, Greater Black-backed 

 Gull, Larus marmus^ Linn., hundreds, all old birds ; and on 31st, 

 the same, nearly without exception old birds ; Kittiwake, Rissa 

 tridactyla (Linn.), same. Whitby, Feb. 12th, Herring Gulls 

 came to the cliffs to breed, in 1881 ; it was on the 14th. Long- 

 stone, March 15th, Gulls coming to nesting-quarters. Whitby, 

 July 16th, young first seen on wing; Sept. 7th, old and young 

 left. Great Cotes, Sept. 28th, Humber-flats covered with various 

 Gulls. Whitby, Oct. 14th, large numbers seen at sea, going S. 

 Spurn, in December, Iceland Gull, L. leiccopteruSy Faber, mature 

 and immature, obtained. 



Stercorariin^, Skuas. — Fame Inner, Sept. 26th, Skuas seen 

 in attendance on Black-headed Gulls. Teesmouth (Eedcar), 



