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Lincolnshire from the first week in October to the end of the 
year. Swans.—Remarkably scarce. Five were seen on Septem- 
ber 27th flying from 8. to N. above the Town’s Moor at Newcastle, 
and at Corton L.v. November 29th, 11 A.M., two.to W. Ducks, 
CoMMON SHELDRAKE, Tadorna cornuta.—tTees L.v., January 1st, 
1885, fifty-four and one Coot. Farn L.H., June 20th, two broods 
off. GARGANEY TEAL, Querquedula circia—April 3d, one, a 
male, shot at Breydon, Yarmouth. Kina Eiprer, Somateria 
spectabilis—Longstone L.u., April 23d, several times seen, was 
shot on the 25th. Immense numbers of various Ducks are 
reported at sea during the autumn and winter, flying in various 
directions. The PocuarnD, fuligula ferina, has been unusually 
plentiful both in Lincolnshire and Norfolk. 
COLUMBIDA).—Rinapbove, Columba palumbus.—Tetney, 
Lincolnshire coast, October 25d, first flight of Wood Pigeons. 
Outer Dowsing L.v., November 12th, “seven pigeons” W. to E. 
Roker, near Sunderland, December 12th, flocks arriving all day 
from the E. to the woods two miles inland. Mr H. F. Tomalin 
reports from Northampton, “a great rush of Wood Pigeons 
crossed this part of the country on October 16th; they were 
passing continuously, in companies of four to five hundred, in a 
south-westerly direction.” The STOcKDOVE, C. enas, is reported 
as exceedingly abundant in Norfolk during the winter of 1885- 
1886. TourrLe Dove, Turtur communis.—Thanet, May 13th, 
first. 
RALLIDAL—Water-Rat, fallus aquaticus—Farn LH, 
October 15th, one; 31st, E.S.E. (4), one. Leman and Ower 
L.V., 19th, 11 a.m., one killed. Sporrep Crake, Porzana maru- 
etta.—Spurn, October 23d, one. STONE CURLEW, Cidicnemus 
scolopax.—Spurn, August 22d, one seen on mud flats. 
CHARADRIIDAL.—-Gotpren PuLover, Charadrius pluvialis. 
—Besides the usual autumn arrivals there was a distinct immi- 
eration in December. Tongue L.v., December 14th, 5 A.M, one 
struck rigging and killed. Thanet, 16th, 3.20 p.m, S.W., flocks 
of thirty to forty from KE. Grey PLovER, Squatarola helvetica.— 
Spurn, August 26th, small flock in summer plumage. Long- 
stone L.H., September 5th, N.W., three killed. Cley, 22d, W.S.W., 
calm, flock. KENTISH PLOVER, Myialitis cantiana.—Yarmouth, 
May 3d, three at Breydon. Languard L.u., June 30th, 6.30 a.m., 
two. DorrerEL, Ludromias morinellus—Spring : Great Cotes, 
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