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Hampshire list, the following important records in Mr. Dear- 

 born's paper may be mentioned: — 



Larus glaucus Brunn. Glaucous Gull. 



One taken at Hampton in May, some years since. 

 Spatula clypeata (Linn.). Shoveler. 



" Mr. Shaw has a male taken in autumn some years ago, at 

 Hampton." 



Aythya collaris (Donov.). Ring-necked Duck. 



A fine adult male was taken in the fall on Little Bay. 

 Histrionicus histrionicus (Linn.). Harlequin Duck. 



"Three or more" are said to be in the collection of Mr. S. 

 A. Shaw, of Hampton. 



Olor columbianus (Ord). Whistling Swan. 



"Some years ago one was wounded and captured alive on 

 Great Bay " and " another was killed on Great Bay, December 

 1 6, 1902," and is now in the College collection at Durham. 



Ardetta exilis (Gmel.). Least Bittern. 



One taken at Hampton some years ago. 

 Micropalama himantopus (Bonap.). Stilt Sandpiper. 



A specimen taken at Hampton is in Mr. S. A. Shaw's collec- 

 tion. 



Tryngites subruficollis ( Vieill.). Buff-breasted Sand- 

 piper. 



One is in the possession of Mr. Joseph Turner of Portsmouth. 



Numenins longirostris Wils. Long-billed Curlew. 



Two specimens are noted in local collections, one each at 

 Portsmouth and Rollinsford. 



^Egialitis vocifera (Linn.). Killdeer. 



Mr. Dearborn is "assured by Mr. Wentworth of Rollinsford 

 that years ago Killdeers nested regularly on his farm," and 

 another informant states that they formerly bred about the 

 marshes near Portsmouth. 



