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BLACK BIRD.— (Immature.) 

 Case 311. 

 The specimens, wliicL were obtained near Brighton 

 ill 1877, shew the light colour of the plumage of 

 the young birds before their first moult. 



CANADA GOOSE. 



Case 312. 

 Some writers consider it doubtful if any of the 

 birds of this species obtained in Great Britain are 

 really wild, believing them to have escaped from 

 confinement. 



The specimens were shot on the Norfolk coast 

 early in 1878. 



RING DOTTEREL.— (Immature.) 

 Case 313. 

 Great variety in size and colour is to be observed 

 among the birds composing the large flocks of 

 Dotterel frequenting the South-Coast during the 

 Autumn. 



The specimens were obtained at Shorehara in 

 September, 1878. 



GREEN SANDPIPER.— (Summer.) 

 Case 314. 

 It is but seldom that this species is met with in 

 Great Britain during the Summer. 



The specimen was shot on the marshes near 

 Hickling Broad, in Norfolk, in June, 1873. 



POLISH SWAN. 

 Case 315. 

 This bird is considered by scientific writers to be a 

 distinct species from the Mute Swan. 



The specimen was shot in Norfolk, in the 

 Autumn of 1873. 



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