BIRDS OF THE DISTRICT. 347 
An immature bird was killed at Oakmere, six or seven years 
ago [Coll. Mr. Cooxson.] One was shot at Cuddington in 
1887 [A.O.W.] 
Mr. A. O. WALKER and I watched some large Divers through 
a glass at the Llandrillo Weir, on December 28th, 1893, which 
we believe were of this species. 
Colymbus arcticus. Brack-THROATED DIVER. 
Mr. J. Busuy, Formby, in the Fie/d (vol. 49, January 27th, 
1877), mentions shooting a Black-throated Diver at the mouth 
of the Dee, about a month before the date of writing, and hearing 
of another being shot the week before [T.A.C.] 
* Colymbus septentrionalis. ReD-THROATED DIVER. 
“Concluding with the year 1860, this species was common in 
winter in the lake at Hoylake. I have not been there since, 
nor have I seen a living specimen since.” (Br. p. 15.) 
There is a specimen in the Grosvenor Museum from the 
Dee Estuary, in summer plumage, presented by Mr. A. O. 
Waker (date unknown); and I have a specimen with a good 
deal of red in its throat, which was caught in a fishing net near 
Flint, November 22nd, 1886, Two were shot by Mr. BucKLEy 
Hotmes off the Point of Air, in September, 1888; one of the 
birds had the red throat, the other was immature [R.N.] 
Not uncommon on the North Wales coast at Colwyn Bay 
[A.0.W. ] 
There is one in the Warrington Museum from “near Warring- 
ton Bridge,”’ January 31st, 1849. 
Family PODICIPEDIDZA. 
* Podicipes cristatus. GREaT CRESTED GREBE. 
“‘Has been shot on the Estuary of the Dee. I believe this 
bird still breeds on some of the Cheshire meres.” (Br. p. 15.) 
I have made inquiries about this latter point, and LorpD 
CoMBERMERE has kindly answered that ‘‘ there are several nests 
every year” at Combermere Lake. Mr. Cooxson, of Oakmere, 
says that both large and small Grebes occur there, and breed 
regularly at Oulton Park. It nests also, I believe, at Cholmon- 
deley, and (Mr. GREENING informs me) on Walton Reservoir, 
near Warrington. It also breeds on other Cheshire Meres east 
of our district [T.A.C.] 
A specimen was shot at Eaton in 1886 by Mr. GARLAND, the 
DuKeE oF WESTMINSTER’S head keeper. [Coll. G.M.] 
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