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THE BIRDS OF HAMPSHIRE. 
The " Zoologist " also contains the following record, 
written by a well-known naturalist, Colonel Fielden, from 
Aldershot, on November 25th, 1871 : — "A brother-officer 
of mine, Lieutenant Telfer, informs me that in the month 
of October, 1864, he was strolling along the beach of 
Stokes Bay, near Gosport, when he saw a bird fluttering 
along the margin of the shore, evidently maimed or very 
weary, as it was unable to fly but a few yards at a time. 
Not having a gun with him he pursued it, throwing 
shingle at the bird, finally knocking it over, when it proved 
to be a fine example of Glareola pratincola. 
Mr. Telfer took the bird home and preserved it, but the 
skin is no longer in his possession. Having shortly after 
gone abroad to join his regiment, he lost sight of the 
specimen, and now he can find no trace of it. 
Mr. Telfer could have made no mistake in the species, 
for, besides being a fair ornithologist, he had just returned, 
in 1864, from Corfu, where the pratincole is abundant, and 
where he had procured and skinned many of the birds." 
Mr. F. Smith, formerly taxidermist at Newport, but 
who now resides in Cowes, tells us of a specimen that once 
passed through his hands, many years ago, which was 
obtained in the Island. 
Family — C/taradriidce. 
Genu S — Cur son us. 
213. Cursorius gallicus. Cream-coloured Coarser. 
A very rare accidental visitor from Western Asia and 
North Africa. 
A specimen in the Hart collection at Christchurch 
