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which is still preserved there ; the other during 

 the winter of 1850 — a very beautiful specimen — 

 was kindly presented to me by Mr. Bainbridge. 

 It has also occurred at Amberley, Pagham, and 

 Newhaven. 



Red - BREASTED Merganser, Mergus serra- 

 toT. Males in the perfect plumage are very rare. 

 Females and immature birds of both sexes have 

 frequently occurred. 



Goosander, Mergus merganser. A rare visi- 

 tor to Sussex, except during inclement seasons. 

 Young birds have occasionally been killed at 

 different places on the coast. 



Family Colymbid^. 



Great- crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus. 

 Not uncommon on large ponds with reedy banks. 

 Has been observed at Burton at all times of the 

 year. Adult males have been killed at Chichester 

 Harbour and Pagham. Generally met with in 

 the immature state, when it is the Tippet Grebe 

 of earlier authors. 



Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps ruhricollis. A 

 few examples of this rare grebe have been ob- 

 tained in Sussex, and all of these — I believe — on 

 the coast, being more marine in its habits than 

 any of its congeners. In the Chichester Museum 



