Lesser Redpole. (_Fingilla linaria_, Lin.) I should not be surprised if this was discovered to breed in the Forest, as so many pair are seen late in the spring. Crossbill. (_Loxia curvirostra_, Lin.) Not uncommon. In Dec., 1861, a large flock frequented the plantations round Burley. A few pair are sometimes to be seen in the summer, and Mr. Farren mentions a nest built in a fir-tree in a garden near Lyndhurst, June, 1858, off which the birds were shot, but unfortunately not preserved, though their identity is beyond dispute. Hooded Crow. (_Corvus cornix_, Lin.) Not unfrequent. Golden Plover. (_Charadrius pluvialis_, Lin.) Ringed Plover. (_Charadrius hiaticula_, Lin.) Known, with the dunlin, in the neighbourhood of Christchurch and Lymington, as the “oxbird.” Sanderling. (_Calidris arenaria_, Leach.) Not uncommon on the coast, especially in Christchurch harbour. Bittern. (_Ardea stellaris_, Lin.) Not a year passes without several specimens being brought to the bird stuffers. Mr. Rake tells me that five were killed close to Fordingbridge in the winter of 1858. Curlew. (_Numenius arquata_, Lin.) Green Sandpiper. (_Totanus ochropus_, Tem.) Rather common between Lymington and Calshot Castle. Mr. Rake informs me that a pair were shot at Hale, on the borders of the New Forest, April, 1858; and Mr. Hart tells me that he has shot several in the summer in Stanpit Marsh. In June, 1862, I saw several pair near Leap, so that it probably breeds on the coast. Jack Snipe. (_Scolopax gallinula_, Lin.) Mr. Cooper tells me that he has known this bird lie so close that he has walked up to it and caught it with his hat. Knot. (_Tringa Canutus_, Lin.) Not uncommon during the spring at Christchurch Harbour. Mr. Tanner has a specimen in his collection, knocked down with a stick by a boy. Dunlin. (_Tringa variabilis_, Meyer.) By no means uncommon. See Ringed Plover. Grey-lag Goose. (_Anser ferus_, Steph.) Bean Goose. (_Anser segetum_, Gmel.) A stray bird from the Solent sometimes finds its way to Whitten and Ocknell ponds. Brent Goose. (_Anser bernicla_, Illig.) Locally known as the “Bran-goose.” Hooper. (_Cygnus musicus_, Tem.) Pintail Duck. (_Anas acuta_, Lin.) Wigeon. (_Anas Penelope_, Lin.) Common Scoter. (_Anas nigra_, Lin.) Pochard. (_Anas ferina_, Lin.) Known along the coast as the “redhead” and “ker.” Scaup Duck. (_Anas marila_, Lin.) Tufted Duck. (_Anas fuligula_, Lin.) Red-breasted Merganser. (_Mergus serrator_, Lin.) Known to the fishermen at Christchurch as the “razorbill.” Great Crested Grebe. (_Podiceps cristatus_, Lath.) Appears every winter in Christchurch harbour, and may be seen just cresting the waves, as they break under the Barton Cliffs. Mr. Rake informs me that specimens were killed at Breamore, November, 1855, and again, Jan., 1856. Great Northern Diver. (_Colymbus glacialis_, Lin.) Red-Throated Diver. (_Colymbus septentrionalis_, Lin.) Not so common as the last. Gannet. (_Sula Bassana_, Boie.)