noticed from a distance flocks of Godvvits spreading 

 out into lines, or gathering into dense masses, in the 

 manner of Starlings or Dunlins, from the constant 

 persecution of the long-winged enemies above mentioned. 

 At the season in which I noticed these birds in the 

 Spanish marshes, I never heard any note uttered by 

 them but a single " chut " " chut ; " but in captivity 

 they frequently utter a double note, from which {fide 

 ' Yarrell,' 4th ed.) they derive the trivial name of 

 " Grutto " in Holland. These birds thrive fairly well 

 in our aviaries at Lilford, but require protection from 

 cold and damp that hardly affect the Bar-tailed Godwit. 

 The present species has a very extensive seasonal range, 

 having been recorded from Greenland, Iceland, and 

 Finland, to Ceylon and Australia, and also from Madeira 

 to Japan. 



