00 CATALOGUE OF BIEDS. 



PHEASANT. 



Case 89. 



Tliis, the most gaudily- attired of all our game birds, 

 ■was not originally a native of the British Islands, 

 being introduced into this country between two and 

 three hundred years ago ; those turned down in the 

 first instance having been brought, it is stated, from 

 the banks of the river Pliasis, in Asia Minor. 



The specimens in the case were obtained at Potter 

 Heigham, near Yarmouth, in Norfolk, in December, 

 187-1. 



COMMON GUILLEMOT. —(Winter.) 



Case 90. 



During winter immense numbers of these birds 

 frequent the English Channel, following the large 

 shoals of sprats and other small lisli that make their 

 appearance at that season. 



A few are occasionally met with soon after the new 

 year in full summer plumage, but the majority retain 

 the winter dress till well on in March, and young 

 backward birds of the previous year even longer. 



The specimens were shot at sea, a few miles off 

 Brighton, in December, 1870. 



BLACK GUILLEMOT. 



Case 91. 



Though a comparatively rare bird off the English 

 coast, the Black Guillemot is abundant all round the 

 north of Scotland and the adjoining islands. 



