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of St. Alban's Head and Gad Cliff, although during 

 the autumn and winter its numbers are increased by 

 arrivals from other breeding-stations. Most of the 

 gulls leave the harbours in the evening, but this 

 species remains on the mud-flats all night. Stokes, 

 a professional gunner at Poole, informed Mr. Pike 

 that he once shot at a lot with his big gun, mistaking 

 them for geese at night, and killed fourteen. J. E. 

 Stainer, of Swanage, informs me that as many as 

 fifty have been seen together flying over Peverell 

 Point in the autumn. 



GLAUCOUS GULL. Larus glaucus, Fabricius. 



YarreU, iii. p. 636; Hartmg, p. 77; Dresser, viii. p. 433; 

 Seehohm, iii. p. 330; Ibis List, p. 187. 



A rare winter visitant, occasionally found wander- 

 ing with other gulls. Yarrell mentions its occurrence 

 at Weymouth. One passed through Mr. Rolls' 

 hands which had been shot in Weymouth Bay ; 

 another was killed at Lodmoor, January 2, 1870; 

 and a third in Poole harbour is in the possession of 

 Mr. T. M. Pike. 



KITTIWAKE. Rissa tridadyla, (L.) 



Yarrell, iii. p. 650; Dresser, viii. p. 447; Ibis List, p. 187; 

 Larus tridactylus, Harting, p. 77 ; Seebohm, iii. p. 340 

 Larus (tridactylus) rissa, Pulteneifs List, p. 18. 



During the autumn and winter the Kittiwake is 

 very common, following the Sprats, at which time it 

 maybe seen in hundreds between Christchurch beach 



