The Golden Plover—_Charadrius pluvialis_,—the Ringed Dotterell—_Charadrius morinellus_,—the Grey Plover—_Vanellus melanogaster_,—the Turnstone—_Strepsilas interpres_,—the Sanderling—_Calidris arenaria_,—the Oystercatcher—_Hæmatopus ostralegus_,—are all, every year, to be met with in the little bays and inlets, on the beach between Brighton and Shoreham Harbour; as are also the Curlew—_Numenius arquata_,—the Whimbrel—_Numenius phæopus_,—the Red-hawk—_Totanus calidris_,—the Sandpiper—_Totanus hypoleucos_,—the Greenhawk—_Totanus glottis_,—the Blackheaded Godwit—_Limosa melanura_. The Ruff—_Machetes pugnax_,—is also found in the above locality, as well as several other species of the Waders. The Curlew Sandpiper—_Tringa subarquata_,—and the Little Stint—_Tringa minuta_,—have both been killed in the same place, though their visits are rare and far between. The Gray Phalarope—_Phalaropus platyrhynchus_,—has occasionally been met with, generally in flocks of from ten to fifteen, and upwards. They are nearly or quite the smallest web-footed birds that are known; their homes are in the cold northern climes, and they are so unacquainted with man and his terrible engines of destruction, that they are apparently tame. Two gentlemen once fell in with a flock, in Shoreham Harbour, and killed seventeen, being nearly or quite all there were. They described them as miniature ducks swimming swiftly about on the still water, and did not attempt to escape; consequently they were all shot down. In very severe winters, immense flocks of Wild Fowl fly near the shore, from east to west, and a great many specimens of the Goose and Duck tribe are obtained, some of them very rare to this county. The Egyptian Goose—_Anser ægyptiacus_,—was shot a few miles from Brighton, two years ago. So rare is this beautiful bird considered, that there is still a doubt amongst Ornithologists that the examples which have been met with, have only strayed from gentlemen’s parks, &c. They have generally been seen and shot in the severest winters, and are apparently a sort of “frozen-out gardeners.” During the winter of 1860, owing to its severity, several specimens of the Hooper—_Cygnus musicus_,—and Bewick’s Swan—_Cygnus minor_,—were shot in this neighbourhood. A great many Swans were likewise observed flying a little distance out at sea. The Great Northern Diver—_Colymbus glacialis_—is occasionally met with, as also the Black and Red Throated Diver—_Colymbus arcticus_,—and _Colymbus septentrionalis_. There are several species of Terns to be met with in this locality. The Gullbilled Tern—_Sterna angelica_,—and the Lesser Tern—_Sterna minuta_,—are both rare, particularly the former, and have been shot near Shoreham. A few examples of the rare Little Gull—_Larus minutus_,—have been shot near Brighton; likewise the Ivory Gull—_Larus eburneus_,—both very rare. Most of the common Gulls are abundant, being near their breeding places.