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Rh board ship about one hundred miles off the Humber. On Oct. 17th one among North Cotes sand-hills. Oct. 30th, one on the sea-bank, and on Nov. 7th one in a turnip field near the coast.

Buteo vulgaris, Leach. Common Buzzard.—On Oct. 14th a very dark coloured Buzzard passed over the wolds at Beesby at a great height.

B. lagopus. Rough-legged Buzzard.—On Dec. 24th one of these birds passed over me at Grainsby, almost within gun-shot.

Accipiter nisus (Linn.). Sparrow-Hawk.—A few young birds in the hedges and along the sea-bank at North Cotes on Sept. 22nd. On Oct. 17th one or two, and on 21st many SparrowHawks along the coast. On Dec. 29th Sparrow-Hawks were exceedingly abundant; I saw over a dozen at Grainsby in about an hour in the morning, and many came in to roost in Autby Wood at night.

Falco peregrinus, Tunst. Peregrine.—On Dec. 29th a Peregrine flying over Fenby Wood in the morning, and another, or perhaps the same bird, in the afternoon. Dec. 30th, one at Grainsby.

F. æsalon, Tunst. Merlin.—A little cock Merlin in the cow marsh at Tetney on Oct. 16th, and a young female at Grainsby on Dec. 24th.

F. tinnunculus, Linn. Kestrel.—Two or three Kestrels about the sea-bank on July 29th, and a good many on Sept. 4th and 22nd; and two or three each day on Oct. 17th and 21st.

Ardea cinerea, Linn. Heron.—Several Herons, all immature birds, appeared on the creeks at Tetney on July 29th.

Anser brachyrhynchus, Baill. Pink-footed Goose.—First flocks seen on Oct. 4th. During the severe weather on Dec. 13th and 14th the coastguards at North Cotes reported many Grey Geese on the coast.

Anas boscas, Linn. Mallard.—Thousands of Ducks were seen going up the Humber by coastguards and others on Dec. 14th, soon after the commencement of severe weather.

Spatula clypeata (Linn.). Shoveler.—One shot at Tetney on Sept. 1st was probably a home-bred bird.

Nettion crecca (Linn.). Teal.—Not so numerous on the "crikes" at Tetney as usual. A few appeared on July 29th, and a good many on Aug. 16th.