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than the mere mention of the names in that Hst, 

 as, except the few mentioned in Mr. Gallienne's 

 notes, no evidence whatever is given of the when 

 and wdiere of their occurrence ; and w^e are not 

 even told who was responsible for the identification 

 of any of the birds mentioned. I have no doubt, 

 however, that anyone resident in the Islands for some 

 years, and taking an interest in the ornithology of the 

 district, would be able to add considerably to my 

 list, as Miss C. B. Carey, had she lived, would no 

 doubt have enabled me to do. I thin]; it very 

 probable, mine having been only flying visits, 

 though extending over several years and at various 

 times of year, I may have omitted some birds, espe- 

 cially amongst the smaller Warblers and the Pipits, 

 and perhaps amongst the occasional Waders. There 

 is one small family — the Skuas — entirely unre- 

 presented in my list ; I am rather surprised at this 

 as some of them, especially the Pomatorhine — or, 

 as it is perhaps better known, the Pomerine — Skua, 

 Stercoraruis poiiKiforlii lilts, and Kichardson's Skua, 

 Stercorar'uis cycpiddins, are by no means uncommon 

 on the other side of the Channel, about Torl)ay, 

 during the autumnal migration ; but I have never 

 seen either species in the Island, nor have I seen 

 a Channel Island skin, nor can I find that either 

 the birdstuffers or the fishermen and the various 

 shooters know anything about them. I have there- 



