THE YOUNG NATURALIST, 



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Columba turtur, Penn. Turtle Dove, 

 has been shot in the neighbourhood. 

 Family PHASIANIDiE. 



Phasianus colchicus, Mont. Pheasant. 

 It is owing to the excessive preservation of 

 this and other game birds in the county 

 that some of our more interesting birds are 

 of so rare occurrence. 



Family TETRAONIDiE. 



Tetrao scoticus, Penn. Red Grouse. 

 Has been shot occasionally at Little Eaton, 

 doubtless wanderers from the moors in the 

 north of the county. 



Perdix cinerea, Penn. Partridge. 



Perdix rufa, Mont. Red-legged Par- 

 tridge. This species has been shot occa- 

 sionally ; it is, however, very rarely met 

 with. 



Order GRALLATORES. 



Family CHARADRIDiE. 



Charadrius pluvialis, Perm. Golden 

 Plover, shot sometimes in the winter. I 

 have seen a specimen shot this winter, 1883, 

 at Duffield. 



Charadrius morinellus, Penn. Dotterel. 

 This species has occurred here at Twyford. 



Vanellus cristatus, Penn. Lapwing, 

 very common. 



H^matopus ostralegus, Penn. Oyster- 

 catcher. A straggler of this species has 

 been shot on the Trent at Newton Solney. 



Family ARDEIDiE. 



Ardea cinerea, Penn. Heron, builds 

 occasionally at Anchor Church. 



Ardea stellaris, Penn. Bittern. A bird 

 of this species in immature plumage was 

 shot in the winter of 1863 near tne junction 

 of the Dove and Trent. 



Family SCOLOPACID^E. 



Tringa ochropus, Penn. Green Sand- 

 piper has occasionally been seen. 



Tringa hypoleucos, Penn, Sandpiper, 

 common on the Trent, occasionally builds. 



Scolopax rusticola, Penn. Woodcock, 

 rather rare. 



Scolopax gallinago, Penn. Common 

 Snipe, rather common in the winter months. 



Scolopas gallenula, Penn. Jacksnipe 

 not so common as the above. 



Family RALLIDiE. 



Crex pratensis. Land Rail, common. 

 I have a fine specimen which flew against 

 the telegraph wires and killed itself. 



Crex porzana, Selby. Spotted Crake, 

 one was found at Willington killed by the 

 Telegraph wires. 



Rallus aquaticus, Linn. Water Rail, 

 rare. 



Gallinula chloropus, Lath. Moor 

 Hen, very common. 



Family LOBTPEDID/E. 



Fulica atra, Linn. Bald Coot, not 

 uncommon, build's on Pepton Park Pool. 



Phalaropus lobatus. Grey Phalarope, 

 rare, but has been shot at Little Eaton. 



Family ANATIDiE. 



Cygnus ferus, Flem. The wild Swan 

 has occasionally been shot. 



Cygnus bewickii, Bewick. Bewicks 

 Swan, this species was shot at Newton 

 Solney in the winter of 1863. 



Tadorna bellonii. Shieldrake has been 

 shot on the Trent. 



Anas acuta, Linn. Pintail 



Anas boschas, Linn. Wild Duck, I 

 know of several instances of its breeding 

 here. 



Anas crecca, Linn. Teal, not uncommon 

 in winter. 



Anas penelope, Linn. Wigeon, common 

 on the Trent. 



Oidemia fusca. Velvet Scoter, this 

 bird was killed at Willington some few 

 years ago. 



Fuligula ferina. Steph. Pochard has 

 been killed several times on the Trent, 



