. British birds. Birds. VOL. VI.] NOTES. 225 the case of the Redshank and many other small waders, the feeding action is one of "picking up" rather than " probing " as in the case of CurlcAAS and Oyster-catchers, so that the time the bill is actually in the mud is often momentary. A somewhat similar experience befell me on October 22nd, 1910. I was watching a group of several. dozen Redshanks tlii'ough a telescope (x 60). One had a- cockle attached to its left foot. One toe could be seen to be free in front of the cockle. Occasionally the Redshank pecked at it in a sort of
. British birds. Birds. VOL. VI.] NOTES. 225 the case of the Redshank and many other small waders, the feeding action is one of "picking up" rather than " probing " as in the case of CurlcAAS and Oyster-catchers, so that the time the bill is actually in the mud is often momentary. A somewhat similar experience befell me on October 22nd, 1910. I was watching a group of several. dozen Redshanks tlii'ough a telescope (x 60). One had a- cockle attached to its left foot. One toe could be seen to be free in front of the cockle. Occasionally the Redshank pecked at it in a sort of half-hearted waj^ but made no serious effort to remove it. Perhaps the readers of British Birds have similar experiences to relate. J. W. W. Stephens. LONG-TAILED SKUA IN NORFOLK. On September 7th, 1912, my brother, G. F. Arnold, shot an immature Long-tailed Skua {Stercorarius longicaudus) at Blakeney. The wand was north-west at the time. E. C. Arnold. LITTLE BUSTARD IN DEVON. On January 11th, 1912, a Little Bustard {Otis tetrax) was captured by a farmer at Braimton, and taken by him to Mr. James Rowe, the taxidermist of Barnstaple. Its head had been injured, probably thi'ough coming in contact with telegraph wires. It proved to be a female, like nearly all the recorded specimens from this district, though possibly some may have been immature birds. Mr. J. Henderson. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Witherby & Co
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