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BIRDS OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND. 
In winter plumage very like the Dunlin, but may be at once differentiated 
from that bird, by its being destitute of the hind toe. 
COiMMON SANDPIPEE. Tringoides hypoleucus (Linmeus). 
“ Summer Snipe.” 
A summer visitant, sparingly distributed, remaining with us, in ordinary 
seasons, from the middle of April to the middle of September, and occasionally 
breeding. — ]\Ir. Babington (Appendix ‘ Potter ’) mentioned Gracedieu and Groby 
Pool as localities for it, and Mr. Bevans reports it as commonly occurring, years 
ago, in spring, in the Abbey Meadow. I have obtained specimens from Aylestone, 
Belgrave, Saddington and Thornton Reservoirs, and Wistow. One which I shot at 
Aylestone was merely wounded, and thereupon swam and dived with ease — a little 
known habit of this bird. Mr. W. A. Evans reported that, in August, 1885, he 
saw six Common Sandpipers fly up the new Flood-works cutting into the town of 
Leicester, but, of course, they turned back immediately. I saw three at the Flood 
Works, Aylestone, on 30th July, 1888. 
Harley recorded that it bred on the banks of Groby Pool, as he learned from 
IMr. Chaplin, who found it there. Mr. Macaulay states that it breeds at Saddington 
Reservoir (see ‘Mid. Nat.,’ 1881, p. 256), but his only ground for this assertion 
is the fact of his having seen immature birds there during late summer. Mr. 
H. A. Payne, of Elm House, Enville, wrote me, in August, 1888 : — “About three 
years ago I found a Sandpiper’s nest in the old walled garden adjoining the 
brook in Bradgate Park. The bird was what is called about there a Summer 
Snipe. Another nest was found the same year at Bradgate, the eggs of which 
I have,” — and Mr. Payne kindly presented to the Museum, in 1888, two eggs 
from one of the above-mentioned nests. 
In Rutland. — As in Leicestershire. 
GREEN SANDPIPER. Helodromas ochropus (Linnaeus). 
A spring and autumn visitant, not common, but sometimes remaining during 
winter. — IMr. Babington (Appendix ‘Potter,’ ji. 69) recorded its occurrence at 
Groby Pool. A mounted specimen was presented to the Museum, 7th April, 
1851, by Mr. Job Glover, “killed in Leicestershire,” presumably at Bagworth. 
It was noticed by Harley on the Wreake, and he wrote ; — “ It has also been 
shot on the banks of the Soar and Trent. Occurred, in several instances, during 
the autumn and winter of 1853.” I saw, in the possession of Mr. J. S. Bevins, 
of Ingarsby Old Hall, a specimen shot by his father at Wellsborough, some- 
time about 1865-70. The Rev. G. D. Armitage writes me that he shot one 
at Broughton Astley on 6th Sept., 1878. Mr. Macaulay shewed me a specimen 
in the possession of a person named Hensman, shot by Mr. John Peherdy at 
Smeeton Brook about the year 1882. He also informed me of two, both killed 
at one flying shot, by Mr. A. K. Perkins, at Saddington, August, 1883, and 
