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States’ Survey Department. English writers ignore the adult 
winter plumage, but Coue describes it minutely, and thus proved 
that my bird had attained full adult winter plumage in every thing 
but the beak, legs, tip of tail, and lesser wing covers. A notice of 
this bird appears in Zhe Field Newspaper, April 4th, 1888. The 
Little Gull was obtained from Rainham; it is a very rare bird. 
The Great black backed Gull, is an occasional winter visitor at most 
of our Sea Coasts.”’ 
I am not sufficiently acquainted with the Skuas to make any 
remarks upon them; they are now placed under the sub-family 
Stercorartine. 
FAMILY PROCELLARIIDA!.—(page 116). 
The Stormy Petrel is occasionally met with near land, otherwise 
its home is far away on the ocean. The Fork Tailed Petrel is in 
Mr. Ullyett’s list, and recorded by Mr. Gray. 
FAMILY ALCIDA!.—(page 116). 
The Razor Bill: one specimen of this curious bird was obtained 
alive in this parish, some few years back, it was brought down out 
of a shoal flying over head, by a shot which appeared only to have 
stunned the bird ; it fell from a great height, and was brought to me 
alive. It was placed on a piece of wood floating in a tub of water, 
it did not attempt to fly away, and seemed rather amazed, but did 
noteat, and died on the third day. It wasa young bird, and must have 
been migrating, but the bird is rarely met with in Kent. The 
Guillemot is a resident, and breeds in the Dover Cliffs and at 
St. Margaret’s Bay, and has increased rather of late; some of the 
adventurous boys and sailors in the neighbourhood, used to be let 
down by ropes from the top of the Cliff, to secure their eggs. The 
Ringed Guillemot is also met with in the same locality. Mr. Gordon, 
of Dover, insists that this is a distant species, although we are 
taught by the authorities to the contrary. The Black Guillemot 
(a young bird) has been met with by Mr. Hammond. 
FAMILY COLYMBIDAl.—(page 117). 
The Great Northern Diver is met with occasionally in severe 
weather, chiefly off Whitstable. I have known it in the River Stour, 
and the same may be said of the Black Throated and Red Throated 
Divers. 
FAMILY PODICIPIDA.—(page 117). 
The Grebes, with the exception of the Dabchick, are Northern 
birds that visit us only occasionally, and then the visitors are almost 
