. The birds of Berwickshire; with remarks on their local distribution migration, and habits, and also on the folk-lore, proverbs, popular rhymes and sayings connected with them . ber William Jardine records that a specimen was killed atDryburgh. 1 Hist. Ber. Nat. Club, vol. vii. p. 110; also vol. ix. p. 404. OfjJCa^. ftiXcAc7- LIMICOLM. ( 232 ) SCOLOPACID^. THE GHEY PHALAEOPE. COOT-FOOT. Phalaropus fulicarius. Far awayTo either hand, the broad, curved beach stretchd on ;And I could see the slow-paced waves advance,One after one, and spread upon the saiids,Making a slender edge of pear
. The birds of Berwickshire; with remarks on their local distribution migration, and habits, and also on the folk-lore, proverbs, popular rhymes and sayings connected with them . ber William Jardine records that a specimen was killed atDryburgh. 1 Hist. Ber. Nat. Club, vol. vii. p. 110; also vol. ix. p. 404. OfjJCa^. ftiXcAc7- LIMICOLM. ( 232 ) SCOLOPACID^. THE GHEY PHALAEOPE. COOT-FOOT. Phalaropus fulicarius. Far awayTo either hand, the broad, curved beach stretchd on ;And I could see the slow-paced waves advance,One after one, and spread upon the saiids,Making a slender edge of pearly foamJust as they broke, Atherstone. This pretty bird, which is a little larger than a commonSandpiper, is a very rare visitor to Berwickshire. Theonly recorded instance of its having been found in thecounty is that of a male which was shot at Girrick Pond,near Nenthorn House, on the 19th of November 1875. Itwas alone, and had frequented the pond for several dayswhen it was killed.^ This species breeds in the circumpolar regions, and itsreddish plumage in summer presents a striking contrast toits delicate grey colour in winter. 1 Uist. Ber. A^at. Club, vol. vii. p. LIMICOLM. ( 233 ) SCOLOPACIDM. THE WOODCOCK. Scolopax rusticula. Oft at this season, near an oozy spring, Oer hung by alder boughs, the Woodcock haunts ; {Sure harbinger, when thus so early come, Of early ivifiter tedious and severe) ; There he imbibes his watery food; till, scared By man and dog, upward, o?t pinion strong. He springs, and oer the summits of the grove, Flies far, unless, flashing, the quick-aimed tube Arrest his flight, and brifig him lifeless down, With his long bleeding bill sunk in the marsh. Gkahame, British Georgics—November. The Woodcock is found in small numbers in most of thewoods and plantations of Berwickshire during the lateautumn, winter, and early spring months, and in someinstances a few have been known to remain in the countythrough the summer to breed, the nest and eggs havi
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