. The birds of Essex: a contribution to the natural history of the country. Birds. SCOLOP ACIDM—GODWITS. 255 Mr. Bond found it common round Southend (23. 39) early in Sept., 1842 A fewismall flocks were seen round Leigh in Jan., 1871. It is only seen on the mud- flats there during hard weather or at the time of the autumn migration, and is never very numerous (Smee—34. 2605). Mr, Ambrose says he has received it from Mersea. In the Parsons Collection are specimens shot on New England in Aug., 1834, and on May 23rd, 1836. On April 23rd, 1868, Mr. H?rting met with a party of eight on the ooze at
. The birds of Essex: a contribution to the natural history of the country. Birds. SCOLOP ACIDM—GODWITS. 255 Mr. Bond found it common round Southend (23. 39) early in Sept., 1842 A fewismall flocks were seen round Leigh in Jan., 1871. It is only seen on the mud- flats there during hard weather or at the time of the autumn migration, and is never very numerous (Smee—34. 2605). Mr, Ambrose says he has received it from Mersea. In the Parsons Collection are specimens shot on New England in Aug., 1834, and on May 23rd, 1836. On April 23rd, 1868, Mr. H?rting met with a party of eight on the ooze at Canvey Island and shot three in fine spring plum- age after a long and difficult stalk. The Rev. M. C. H. Bird shot one on Canvey Island on Sept. gth, 1880, and saw a pair there on Aug. 2gth, 1882. Mr. Hope remarks that it is getting very scarce now on our coast. Bar-tailed Godwit: Limosa lapponka. Locally, " Prine," " Preen," or " ; A fairly-common visitor to our coast, chiefly when on migra- tion in spring and autumn. The Parsons :\. Collection con- tains a specimen shot on New Eng- land, in 1829, and another shot on Shoebury shore in 1836. Parsons has many notes on this species (22), which was evi- dently common on migration. He does not often re- fer to them in spring, but fre- quently in au- tumn. They seem to have arrived early in August: for instance, on August 5th, 1834, he shot two, and on August isth, 1830, several. On Oct. 22nd, 1835, he writes : " [I was] on the shore all tide-time to-day, and did not see one. I have be- fore remarked that they frequent our shore a short time when they first come in the autumn, and about this time leave again, and do not return in any quantity unless we have hard weather, and then we sometimes have great quantities. A month ago, there were a good many on the ; Thus, in Jan., 1838, during hard weather, he notes a great many about. At Harwich it is "very common some seasons&
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