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189. Herring Gull. Breeds at Redhead in large numbers. I 



have kept it in confinement more than once. 



190. Lesser Black-backed Gull. Does not breed here ; 



but is seen 'at times upon the coast. 



191. Greater Black-backed Gull. Rather rare as a mature 



bird, although I have seen them preserved here occa- 

 sionally. 



192. Glaucous Gull. A rare visitor. 



193. Iceland Gull. Mr. Marshall, taxidermist here, speaks of 



killing one on the coast, which he " set up." 



194. Kittiwake. Large colonies may be seen at Redhead, 



breeding very numerously all along the sea-margin. It 

 is resident the whole year. 



195. Common Skua. Merely a visitor. One that I have was 



procured near the Bell Rock Lighthouse. 



196. Pomatorhine Skua, ) _ 



197. Richardson's Skua, J 



198. Button's Skua. Found beyond my boundary. (Col. 



Hay's Ornith. of E. Scot.) 



199. Stormy Petrel. Generally a few are got in severe 



weather. I know of one flying direct into a window in 

 the centre of the town. One that I preserved killed itself 

 on the telegraph wire outside the town. 

 20C. Manx Shearwater. This bird has been got on each 

 side of Arbroath ; but no authentic information is forth- 

 coming as to its being noticed in the immediate vicinity 



201. Fulmar. Observed only at very rare intervals. 



202. Razorbill. Resident; breeding beyond Auchmithie. 



Numbers are yearly caught in the salmon nets, and, along 

 with hundreds of Guillemots and Puffins, it is often 

 seen dead on the coast. 



203. Common Guillemot. A resident, often observed in- 



land. Breeds in fair numbers near Redhead. 



204. Black Guillemot. I have not found it breeding here, 



but have seen a specimen preserved by our local taxi- 

 dermist. 



205. Little Auk. Not by any means uncommon in severe 



winters. One in my collection was found washed ashore 

 in January 1885. 



206. Puffin. Several pairs nest regularly on the cliffs to the 



