240 BIRDS OF CHESHIRE. 
of this species (Uria ringvia, Latham), now in the 
Grosvenor Museum, Chester, was taken alive by a 
fisherman on the Mersey at Ince in 1882, and there is 
another, from Frodsham, in the Warrington Museum.! 
BLACK GUILLEMOT. 
URIA GRYLLE (Linneeus). 
According to Pennant, the Black Guillemot used to 
nest on the rocks at Llandudno,” but at the present day 
the nearest breeding station to Cheshire is the Isle of 
Man, and even there the bird is not common. Under 
these circumstances it is not surprising that the Black 
Guillemot is almost unknown upon the Wirral coast. 
Dr. Dobie informs us that Captain Congreve possesses 
a water-colour sketch of an immature bird, marked 
‘Burton, 1837.’ 
LITTLE AUK. 
MERGULUS ALLE (Linnzeus). 
The Little Auk has occurred in Cheshire at irregular 
intervals during the winter months, but even in 
many years when large numbers have been observed 
on the eastern coasts none have reached our shores. 
An example, taken alive at Sale on December 
10th, 1824, was preserved in the collection of the 
Manchester Natural History Societys  Brockholes 
records one from Hoylake, and says that he once saw 
1 Dobie, op. cit. p. 346. 
2 British Zoology, new edition, 1812, vol. ii. p. 164. 
3 J. Blackwall, Loudon’s Magazine of Natural History, vol. ii. 
p. 275. 1829. 
