DERBYSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY. 



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Tufted Duck, F.fuligula (L.). — On one of the islets at Os- 

 maston I flushed a Tufted Duck from a nest, or rather heap of 

 eggs, which were obviously the produce of three or more birds. 

 Altogether there were twenty-eight eggs in the nest, but the bulk 

 of them were quite cold. 



Common Scoter, (Edemia nigra (L.). — One seen on the wing 

 near Ashburne by Mr. G. M. Bond on Jan. 19th, 1906. This 

 may have been a pricked bird, for a "Black Duck," unable to 

 fly, was reported to me from a stream in the neighbourhood. A 

 drake had been shot within a mile of the spot on Nov. 4th, 1904. 



Pallas's Sand Grouse, Syrrhaptes paradoxus (Pall.). — I find 

 that the two examples of this species which are stated in Whit- 

 lock's ' Birds of Derbyshire,' p. 184, to have been killed in July, 

 1889, were really shot in June, 1888. 



Quail, Coturnix cotumix (L.). — One caught atChaddesden on 

 June 20th, 1908 (G. Pullen). 



Turnstone, Strepsilas interpres (L.). — This is an addition to 

 our county list, as no definite occurrence has hitherto been 

 recorded, although there is little doubt that it has occurred in 

 the Trent Valley. Three were killed during the night of June 

 1st, 1906, near Longcliffe. One of these was sent to Mr. Adsetts 

 for preservation, and has now passed into the Calke Abbey 

 collection. 



Oystercatcher, Hcematopus ostralegus, L. — One shot on 

 March 16th, 1900, at Parwich by Mr. Naylor. 



Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fidicarius (L.). — One shot some 

 time between Dec. 15th and 17th, 1906, on a small pond not far 

 from Winster, by Mr. G. Wood. It is now in the possession of 

 the Rev. J. R. Ashworth, of Hartington, and is the eighth speci- 

 men definitely recorded for the county. 



Green Sandpiper, Totanus ochropus (L.). — One flushed from 

 the side of the upper pond at Osmaston on July 10th, 1908. 



Whimbrel, Numenius phceopus (L.). — One shot at Parwich on 

 May 19th, 1906, by a keeper named Brownlee. 



Black Tern, Hydrochelidon nigra (L.). — One shot at Aston 

 Hall, and sent to Mr. Adsetts for preservation on Aug. 27th, 

 1908. 



Black-headed Gull, Laras ridibundus, L. — Two seen at 

 Bakewell by Mr. W. Boulsover on May 23rd, 1907, and nine on 



