74 BIRDS OBSERVED IN PURBECK. 



269. Northern Diver, Colymhus glacialts. 



An occasional visitant, but not uncommon. A speci- 

 men in the first year's plumage, in the collection of 

 L. Lester, Esq. was caught in a fishing net in Swan- 

 age bay, on the 9th of November, 1855. 



271. Red-throated Diver. Colymhus septentrionalis. 



272. Foolish Guillemot, Una Troile, 



Abundant off Studland bay. 



275. Puffin, Fratercula arctica. 



A summer visitor: abundant. It breeds in the cliffs 

 of the south coast of the Island. 



276. Razor-Bill, Alca Torda. 



A summer visitor. It breeds in the sea cliffs. 



278. Common Cormorant, Phalacrocorax Carlo, 



Common, both in Poole harbour, and round the sea 

 coast. It breeds at a part of the cliff called Black- 

 guard's hole, from whence I have obtained its eggs. 



279. Crested Shag, Phalacrocorax cristatus. 



A specimen of this bird was shot in Poole harbour, on 

 the 16th of November, 1840. 



280. Gannet, Sula Bassana 



Is occasionally met vnXh.. One was taken off Studland 

 in 1840; and another, now in my collection, in 

 mature plumage, was picked up, dead, upon the 

 shore near Bournemouth, on the 23rd of October, 

 1841. A third, in immature plumage, caught upon 

 Corfe common a few years since, is now in the pos- 

 session of J. H. Calcraft, Esq. of Eempstone Hall; 

 and a fourth, in mature plumage, was caught at 

 Swanage in May, 1855, which is in the possession 

 of L. Lester, Esq. Dr. Pulteney states, that, it 

 frequents the coast when the herrings are in the 

 channel. 



282. Sandwich Tern, Sterna Cantiaca. 



A summer visitant. A specimen in my collection, was 

 shot about a mile outside Poole harbour, in the first 

 week of July, 1839. 



284. Common Tern, JStema Hirundo. 



