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situation. On the sea-coast or in estuaries they dive after 

 shrimps, small fry, and bivalve shells ; and in fresh water 

 they feed on small crayfish, leeches, and snails, and even 

 grasses." 



Only three instances, at the most, are known of its 

 capture with us. Donovan inserted it in his British Birds, 

 though without mentioning any authority. One was shot 

 near Yarmouth, in the winter of 1830. In the autumn of 

 1841, a specimen was obtained in Orkney, by Mr. Mum- 

 mery, curator of the Museum of Natural History at Margate. 



