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wanderer from the North. Has occurred on dif- 

 ferent parts of the coast, generally reduced to 

 a state of starvation. A few years since, in the 

 month of November, a baker's boy captured a 

 great skua on the beach at Kemp Town, which 

 was in the act of devouring a dead cat, and was 

 with difficulty separated from its savoury meal. 

 This specimen was preserved by Mr. Swaysland. 

 About the same time another was killed at Wor- 

 thing. A severe storm had prevailed for some 

 days previously. An individual of this species 

 has also been shot at Hove, while feeding on 

 carrion; and another was picked up dead off the 

 chain-pier at Brighton. All these examples were 

 in imperfect plumage and much emaciated. 



PoMERiNE Skua, Lestris pomarinus. Of more 

 usual occurrence than the last. Immature speci- 

 mens have been killed near Bognor, Shoreham, 

 Brighton, Newhaven, and Hastings. 



Richardson's Skua, Lestris Bichardsonii. 

 This species of skua occurs more frequently in 

 Sussex than either of the preceding. Immature 

 examples have been kiUed on different parts of 

 the coast, and at Dell Quay, near Chichester. 

 In September, 1840, one was killed at Brighton, 

 which had partially assumed the long tail- 

 feathers; and on the 3rd of October, 1843, an 



