266 THE BIRDS OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



219. COMMON GUILLEMOT. 



Uria ti'oile. 



The only occiixrence of this species in North- 

 amptonshire, of which I have positive proof, took 

 place on November 16, 1864, at Kislingbury. Mr. 

 Chas. I. Watts, of Kislingbury Hall, to whom the 

 bird in question was brought alive, most courteously 

 presented it to me stuffed by Mr. W. Bazeley, of 

 Northampton, with the information that it was 

 caught on the flood near Kislingbury by a shepherd, 

 but refused all food and died after two days of 

 captivity. It is remarkable that this species, which 

 is the most abundant of " Rock-birds " on the coasts 

 of England, occurs inland far less frequently than 

 either the Puffin or the Razorbill, both of which 

 resemble the Guillemot very closely in habits, and 

 are generally its close neighbours during the breeding- 

 season. This species is so exceedingly common on 

 all the high cliffs of Great Britain and Ireland, and 

 so well known, that I do not think it necessary to go 

 into details concerning its habits. 



220. GREAT NORTHERN DIVER. 



Colymhiis glacialis. 



Whilst engaged on the present edition of my 

 'Notes' I received a letter from Mr. W. Bazeley, 

 of Northampton, informing me that he had received 

 a bird of this species for preservation, killed on 

 Ravensthorpe Reservoir on November 6th, 1894. As 

 this was the first occurrence of the Great Northern 



