184 THE BIRDS OF CUMBERLAND. 



sailed about for some time, until, coming tolerably 

 near, they fired a volley, and the poor bird was shot. 

 A ball, fired by Dr. Gill, had passed through the 



brain A fine specimen of the same bird, 



.... was taken alive by a boy on the 16th ult,, 

 in the public street of Penrith. The cause of its not 

 taking flight from its pursuer cannot be accounted 

 for, as its wings were perfectly sound. It is re- 

 corded in the Carlisle Journal, December, 1837." 

 (Proud, MS.) 



An adult, in summer plumage, obtained in West- 

 morland near the source of the Eden, many years 

 since, is in the possession of the Rev. R. Bower of 

 Carlisle. 



C. Arcticus. Black-throated Diver. 



The Black-throated Diver is an extremely rare 

 casual visitant in winter. A single bird was shot 

 on Monkhill lough some years since, and one or two 

 others have occurred on inland waters, f 



C. Septentiionalis. Red-throated Diver. 



The Red-throated Diver is a periodical visitant 

 to our estuaries, a few adult and immature birds 

 arriving in November, but not generally remaining 

 to winter. In March and April, the Red-throated 

 Diver re-appears on the Solway, especially favouring 

 the basin of the WamjDool and Waver, where as many 

 as seven or eight may be seen at once. Its stay 

 at this season is usually limited to two or three 



+ A Black-throated Diver, in the possession of W. Mackenzie, was shot 

 near Silloth, November 19, 1885. 



