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ovarium more or less developed, and one female in particular 

 from the naked state of the breast and belly gave strong 

 evidence of incubation. (See " Zoologist " for 1863.) 



Partridge, Perdix cinerea ; universally distributed. 

 Common Quail, C. vulgaris; rare. 



Great Bustard, Otis tarda ; one observed and afterwards captured 



on Goonhilly, Lizard district: this proved to be a female. 



Another example of the great Bustard was obtained from 



the immediate neighbourhood of St. Austell, near Polgooth 



mine, in the month of January, 1854. 

 Little Bustard, 0. Tetrax ; rare : two specimens (females) of the 



little Bustard were brought to Penzance and sold to the 



poulterers in December, 1853. 

 Great Plover, Edicnemus crepitans ; occasionally observed in the 



Land's- end district in the winter months, and one or more 



examples captured every year. 

 Golden Plover, Charadrius pluvialis ; generally distributed in the 



winter months. 



Dottrell, C. morinellus ; rare : open moors and sheepwalks ; an 

 inland species. 



Pinged Plover, C. hiaticuh] Cornish; generally distributed 



along our sea-shores. 

 Kentish Plover, C. Cantianus ; a specimen obtained from Mara- 



zion beach. 



Little Pinged Plover, C. minor ; very rare as a British bird. A 

 young bird of the year, corresponding in every particular 

 with the figure in Gould's " Birds of Europe," was shot near 

 the higher pond of Tresco, Scilly, in October, 1863. 



Grey Plover, Squatarola cinerea; occasional winter visitant, 

 especially after severe weather. 



Lapwing, Vanellus cristatus ; locally distributed. 



Turnstone, Strepsilas interpres ; observed in the spring and 

 autumn migrations. 



Sanderling, Calidris arenaria ; not a very numerous species : 

 specimens in winter and summer plumage frequently 

 obtained. 



Oyster-catcher, Hcematopus ostralegus ; not uncommon on the 

 western coast of Cornwall and at Scilly. 



