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visitor. One was killed in the neighbourhood of Strathbeg on 

 15th June, 1850, and is now in Mr. Thomas Edward's collection.* 



Buffon's Skua. — Stercorarius parasiticus (Lin.). Occasionally- 

 seen on the coast. 



Razor-bill. — Alca tor da, Lin. Common. Lives on the cliffs 

 with the Kittiwake, Guillemot, and Puffin. 



Common Guillemot. — Alca troile (Lin.). Pretty numerous all 

 along the coast. 



Kinged Guillemot. — Uria lacrimals (Gould). Not as numerous 

 as the common Guillemot, I believe, although the late Rev. Jas. 

 Smith, of Monquhitter, writing to the Zoologist, on 16th Septem- 

 ber, 1850, mentions one killed at Gamrie Rocks as the first 

 obtained in the neighbourhood. 



Black Guillemot. — Uria grylle (Lin.). The late Rev. Jas. Smith 

 says of this species that it inhabits or did inhabit the caverns on 

 the shore.f A specimen was killed at Fraserburgh, in 1851 4 



Little Auk. — Mergulus alle (Lin.). Frequently appears on the 

 coast in large flocks during severe weather, and numbers are 

 picked up dead along the shore. In 1846 they appeared in 

 unusual numbers. § 



Puffin. — Fratercula arctica (Lin.). Met with in considerable 

 numbers along the cliffs, where it finds a home along with the 

 Razor-bill, Kittiwake, etc. 



Great Northern Diver. — Colymbus glacialis, Lin. An annual 

 visitor to this coast, and is sometimes seen inland as well. The 

 late Rev. Jas. Smith, of Monquhitter, writing to the Zoologist, 

 on the 2nd October, 1848, mentions the fact of one being caught 

 in the salmon nets on the coast. || 



Black-throated Diver. — Colymbus arcticus, Lin. A regular 

 visitor to the coast of Buchan. 



Reel-throated Diver. — Colymbus septentrionalis, Lath. Common. 



Crested Grebe. — Podiceps cristatus (Lin.). An occasional 

 visitor. 



Red-necked Grebe. — Podiceps rubricollis, Lath. Has been seen 

 at Strathbeg, but is not common. One was shot on an artificial 

 Loch in the parish of Monquhitter, in the spring of 1848.11 



Little Grebe. — Podiceps minor (Gm.). A few always to be met 



* Nat., vol. iv., p. 263-271. t Zool, vol. viii., p. 2913. 



% Nat., vol. i., p. 147. § Zool, vol. v., p. 1642. 



i| Zool, vol. vi., p. 2294. IT Zool, vol. vi.. p. 2302. 



