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Case 



144. Great Northern Diver. 



No. 1. Female. Summer plumage. 



Shot at Holy Island. 

 Presented by Thomas Sopwith, Esq. 



145. Great Northern Diver. 

 No. 1. Winter plumage. 



Shot on a hog near Embleton, Northumberland, 



Dec., 1829. 

 Presented by Mr. G. Davidson, of Embleton. 

 Remark.— This variety is called by some authors Urinator 

 Adamsii (Gray). Proc Zool. Soc, p. 167, 1859. Stein., 

 U.S. National Mus., vol. v.. p. 43, 1882. J. H. 



Groups of Birds 



ON PEDESTALS AND CABINETS. 



No. 1. Eagle attacking Swans. 



White-tailed Eagle. Haliaetus albicilla, 



(Linn.) 



Bewick's Swan. Cygnus minor, (Pallas). 



Remark.— All the bones of the head, body aud feet 

 have been removed from the two front birds. This 

 group "was done in 1862. J. H., fecit. 



2. Greenland Falcon attacking Raven. 



J. H. 1854. 



3. The Lgemmergeyer of the Alps. Gypaetus 



barbatus (Linn.). 



Remark.— This case was exhibited with others at 

 the Crystal Palace Exhibition in Hyde Park, London, 

 1851. J. H. 



