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lishedin Stacy's '^ History of Norfolk " (1829), evidently 

 referring to the adult state only, says that this bird " is 

 very rarely taken. Last year (1827) one was caught in 

 a net with the herrings." He was not aware that in 

 the mature plumage there is no difference between the 

 sexes, and under Golymbus immer, supposing the adult 

 plumage of the females to resemble that of the young 

 males, he adds, " seldom a season passes without one or 

 more being killed at Yarmouth." Messrs. C. J. and J. 

 Paget state that this species is " occasionally shot on 

 Breydon," remarking that "the young bird, colymbus 

 immer, is the more common." 



In Mr. Lubbock's interleaved copy of " Bewick " 

 the following entry occurs: — "Imber, 1838, December 

 28th. One shot upon Quidenham water — good speci- 

 men " — a locality very far inland. A fine old bird was 

 killed at Thornham, in December, 1851, and an adult 

 male, on Eollesby Broad, about Christmas, 1863. Mr. 

 J. H. Gurney, jun., has a female, killed at Salthouse on 

 December 15th, 1866. Mr. Gunn records one from Sur- 

 lingham Broad, in the " Naturalist " for 1867, p. 83. 

 One was killed near Lynn, on December 10th, 1871. An 

 immature specimen, in Mr. Booth's collection, was shot 

 on Hickling Broad, in January, 1872 ; and Mr. Stevenson 

 has recorded the occurrence of one of these birds, on 

 Tomston Mere, on 7th November, 1875 (" Trans. Norfolk 

 and Norwich Nat. 8oc.," ii., p. 216). Mr. Pashley, of 

 Cley, received three great northern divers for preserva- 

 tion in 1888, two of which occurred on the 26th and 

 27th of November, and the third on the 4tli of December. 

 It will be seen from some of the above instances that 

 this species is by no means restricted to the sea, but 

 occasionally, even in winter, wanders far inland to fresh 

 water lakes. 



Mr. Dowell has kindly furnished me with the follow- 

 ing notes : — On December 1st, 1846, an old great 

 northern diver was seen in Blakeney harbour. On 

 December 9th of the same year Mr. Dowell chased a 

 young bird in Wareham Hole, but it dived so indefatig- 

 ably and quickly that he, although an excellent shot, 

 could not kill it. On the 19 th of the same month he 

 succeeded, after a long chase, in securing a young bird 



