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148 BIRDS OF GIERNSEY. 



sionally numerous autumnal visitant to all the 

 Islands, not, however, arriving before the end of 

 October or beginning of November. At this time of 

 3^ear the greater numbers of birds are in the varied 

 autumnal plumage so common in British-killed 

 specimens, showing partial remains of the summer 

 plumage ; but one I have, killed in November, 1875, 

 was in most complete winter plumage, there not 

 being a single dark or margined feather on the 

 bird. This perfect state of winter plumage is by no 

 means common either in British or Channel Island 

 specimens, so much so that I do not think I have 

 seen one in such perfect winter plumage before. 



The Grey Phalarope is included in Professor 

 Ansted's list, but no letters marking its distribution 

 through the Islands are added, perhaps because it 

 was considered to be generally distributed through 

 all of them. There is no specimen at present in 

 the Museum. 



128. Heron. Ardea cinerea, Linnaeus. French, 

 ''Heron cendre, "Heron huppe." — A good many 

 Herons may be seen about the Islands at all times 

 of the year ; those that remain through the summer, 

 though scattered over aU the Islands, are probably 

 all non-breeding birds. I have seen them fishing 

 along the shore in Guernsey, Herm, Alderney, and 

 the rocky islands north of Herm, but I have never 

 seen or heard of an egg being found in either of the 



