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has this species been obtained at Eavenglass. Stragglers in 

 immature plumage have occurred on the Solway Firth, but only 

 in rare instances. Mr. A. Smith killed one of these Phalaropes 

 on Rockliffe marsh in September 1879, and believes that he 

 has identified one or two others at the same period of the year. 

 I observed a solitary example on the estuary of the Waver in 

 September 1884, and acquired an example shot on a small pool 

 near Kirkbride in Oct. 1885, but have not met with any examples 

 during the last six autumns. It would scarcely appear 

 unreasonable to expect that this Phalarope would visit us 

 occasionally in the spring of the year ; yet the only specimen 

 at present known to have been shot on vernal passage is a bird 

 in summer-dress, shot some years ago on a little pond near 

 Allonby, and preserved at Aigle Gill. It is not a little 

 surprising that this Phalarope confines its rare visits to our 

 coast exclusively, considering how many Sea Birds are obtained 

 inland after wild gales in the Atlantic. 



GREY PHALAROPE. 



Phalaropus fulicarius (L.). 



The large nights of this Phalarope, which in some years form 

 such a marked feature of avian migration on the south coast of 

 England, are entirely unknown upon the north-west coast. Yet a 

 certain proportion of these birds probably migrate southwards 

 across the Eastern Atlantic, because one or two individuals 

 usually visit us after any stormy weather that may occur in the 

 month of October. Such was the case during the present 

 autumn [1891], when I examined two individuals killed on 

 Burgh marsh, a third obtained in the Eden valley, and a 

 fourth shot upon Walney Island. Mr. Richard Mann observed 

 another individual resting upon a wayside pool of water on the 

 coast between Mayport and Allonby. This was on the 3d of 

 October. The birds just mentioned were wearing mixed 

 plumage when shot, i.e. they were in a state of transition from 

 first dress to winter plumage. A specimen obtained at Winder- 

 mere on November 10th, 1891, proved to be in full winter dress, 

 as I learnt from Mr. H. E. Rawson, F.Z.S. Mr. Nicol sent me 



