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will not hear of this for a moment. There seems no 
possibility of getting confirmatory evidence.”’ 
With these facts before us we can only agree with 
Dr. Dobie that, although there is a possibility that 
this bird was actually killed on the Dee Marshes, the 
evidence is insufficient to warrant the inclusion of the 
Noddy in the Cheshire list. It must be borne in mind 
that this tropical species is not likely to occur upon 
our coasts—some authorities, indeed, refuse to recognise 
it even as a casual wanderer to Europe. ] 
SUB-FAMILY LARINA. 
SABINE’S GULL. 
XEMA SABINI (Joseph Sabine). 
Although this rare Gull has never been actually 
obtained in Cheshire, it is fairly entitled to a place in 
the county avifauna. An immature example was 
obtained on the Welsh side of the Dee Estuary, at 
Mostyn, at the end of October 1884. The bird was 
exhibited, on behalf of Dr. Dobie, at a meeting of the 
Zoological Society of London on February 2nd, 1886.1 
LITTLE GULL. 
LARUS MINUTUS, Pallas. 
The Little Gull is rare on the north-west coast of 
England, and has seldom been obtained in Cheshire. 
Byerley records one from New Ferry.2 The years 
1869-70 are memorable for the large number of 
1 Dobie, op. cit. p. 342. 2 Byerley, op. cit. p. 23. 
