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BIRDS. 
Scolopax calidris.— Redshank. Uncommon. 
Scolopax totanus.— Spotted redshank. Rare. 
Ashburton. (Dr. Tucker.) Pincombe, of Devonport, 
has a fine pair. (See Bewick vol. ii. p. 69.) 
Tringa pugnax.— Ruff. Rare. 
Tringa vanellus.— Peewit , or Lapwing. Breeds 
on Dartmoor, and descends to the cultivated grounds 
and shores in winter. 
Tringa squatarola.— Grey plover. Visits us in 
winter from northern counties, frequenting fields 
and the sea coast; also on the moor in summer. 
Tringa nigricans.— Purple sandpiper. Said by 
Dr. Moore to be common among Purres in winter, 
and to be also seen in summer. 
Tringa ochropus. — Green sandpiper. Rare. 
There is a specimen shot at North Buckland, 
in the Museum of the Natural History Society. 
Winter. 
Tringa glareola.— Wood sandpiper. Rare. 
Tringa canutus.— Knot , or Ash-coloured sand¬ 
piper. Not uncommon, but chiefly in winter. 
Tringa hypoleucos.— Common sandpiper. Com¬ 
mon. Summer. 
Tringa cinclus.— Purre, or cc Sanderling ” vulgo. 
In great abundance. Breeds on the moor. 
Tringa interpres.— Turnstone. Uncommon. 
Tringa Temminckii_ Temminck's sandpiper. 
Shot at Stonehouse. 
Tringa pusilla.— Little stint. Rare. Has been 
shot on the Tamar and Lara, and from its appear¬ 
ance with us at a stated time, namely in August or 
September is probably migrative. (Mr. Gosling.) 
Ashburton. (Dr. Tucker.) 
Charadrius pluvjalis.— Golden plover. Breeds 
on the moor, and descends towards winter to the 
lower lands and shores. 
Charadrius calidris.— Sanderling. Rare. 
Charadrius hiaticula.— Ringed plover , or u Sea - 
lark” Common. 
