DIPPER ' 93 



Family CINCLID^. 



Genus CINCLUS, Beclistein. 

 DIPPEE. 



Cinclus aquaticus, Beclistein. Orn. Taschenb., i., 

 p. 206 (1802). 



The Dipper, being one of our most northern residents, 

 rarely makes its appearance on the south-eastern coast. 

 The earhest notice of this bird in Kent is that contained 

 in the Kev. J. Pemberton Bartlett's Ornithology of Kent, 

 (Zoologist, 1844), who says it is " very rare," and in the 

 Zoologist, 1850, Dr. F. Plomley notes one " on or near the 

 coast of Dover, January 1(), 1850." There are two speci- 

 mens in the Maidstone Museum labelled Kent, presented 

 by Mr. G. Simmons. 



Mr. G. Dowker states that it is a " very rare, acci- 

 dental visitor, and that Mr. C. Gordon records one from 

 Biver, near Dover." 



The only other occurrence is that communicated to the 

 Zoologist, 1891, by Mr. J. H. Gurney, jun., who states 

 " that between October 29, 1890, and Christmas of the 

 same year a Dipper (Cinclus aquaticus) was shot on the 

 rocks at Kamsgate." 



BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER. 

 Cinclus cinclus (Linna3us). S.N., l, p. 290 (1766). 



On the authority of Mr. G. Dowker, in his Birds of 

 East Kent, 1889, and that of Mr. C. Gordon, one was 

 shot at Folkestone, and is now in the Folkestone 

 Collection. 



