SET 



Clangula glaucion. Goldeneye. Spring. Monkhill, April 

 26th, last seen. Autumn. Allonby, October 21st, one shot by 

 Mr. Thomas Mann. Monkhill, October 24th, a small party. 

 Burgh, December 23rd, a fine adult drake shot by W. Bailton. 



Somateria itiollisuna. Eider Duck. Spring. Mar}'port, 

 March, a party of thirteen seen by Mr. R. Mann, seven in male 

 plumage. 



CEdemia tiigra. Common Scoter. Autumn and Winter. 

 Silloth. More numerous than usual. An adult male shot on 

 September 3rd, and sent to Mr. Macpherson, retained many of 

 the brown feathers of "eclipse" plumage. Adults and immature 

 birds were obtained from September to the end of the year. 

 Immature males begin to assume the black dress at the end of 

 January. 



CEdemia fusca. Velvet Scoter. Autumn. Cargo-on-Eden, 

 December 22nd, an adult male shot. 



Mergus merganser. Goosander. Winter, 1885-6. Ullswater 



. Lake, a bird in female dress shot. Mr. Tremble reports that 



during the year he observed the following species on Monkhill 



Lough : " Mallard, Teal, Goldeneye, Tufted Duck, Goosander, 



Scaup, and Pochard." 



Mergus serrator. Red-breasted Merganser. Spring. Silloth, 

 February 26th, one shot. Silloth, March 13th, an adult male 

 shot, and sent to Mr. Macpherson. 



RalliDvE. Crex pratensis. Corncrake. Spring. Carlisle, April 

 26th, heard. Allonby, April 28th, seen and heard. Autumn. 

 Eden Lacy, October 7th, one "telegraphed." Carlisle, November 

 18th, one telegraphed. 



Gallinula chloropus. Moorhen. Spring. Sandwith, Light- 

 house, April 11th, 3 a.m., a Moorhen committed suicide by 

 striking the lantern. Wind N.N.E., fog, snow. 



CHARADRiiDiE. Squatarola helvetica. Grey Plover. Spring. 

 Allonby, May 7th, a party of six observed by Mr. E.. Mann. 

 Autumn. Silloth, September, a good-sized flock arrived on the 

 Wampool and Waver estuary. Mr. Low remarks that, "Among 

 those seen were two which still retained the black breasts of 

 summer. " 



