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on the mere in autumn of 1859, and other immature birds shot on the 

 river in autumn and winter; below Slaughden in Oct. 1870; a mature 

 male in Feb. 1870, and several immature at Thorpe in Nov. 1873; an old 

 male in full summer plumage was killed below Orford in July 1872 

 (Hele, Aid., 158 and MS. and J. G. Tuck in Z. 2nd S. 3306). A pair 

 taken in Gobbet's Decoy at Iken (in the Collection of Mr. W. P. T. 

 Phillips); another from the same place, in Mr. Eope's Collection (Kope 

 MS.). 



3. A female bird from Butley Creek in possession of Mr. Cooke 

 (Carthew MS.). One shot on the Deben at Woodbridge in Jan. 1830 

 {Moor MS.), and two immature females in Dec. 1868 (A. Clark-Kennedy 

 in Z. 2nd S. 1700); another from Woodbridge Nov. 1881 (Asten v.v., 

 C. B. !). Occasionally seen in severe winters at Walton and Felixstowe; 

 it is usually rare in the neighbourhood, but was common in the winter 

 of 1878 (Kerry MS.). 



4. A female shot on the Orwell three miles from Ipswich in the 

 winter of 1878 (Podd v.v., C B. !). A female shot close to Ipswich Oct. 

 25, another Nov. 24, 1881 (J. H. H. Knights in Z. 3rd S. vi., 151). 



Months. — January, February, July, October, November, 

 December. 



Districts. — 1, 2, 3, 4. 



A somewhat rare visitant lo the whole length of the 

 coast in winter, hardly ever found at any distance from it ; 

 it has once or perhaps twice been taken in full summer 

 plumage. 



Common Scoter, CEdemia nigra (L.). 



5. and W. Cat. 57. Catalogued only. 



East Suffolk. 



1. Common in some -winters at Yarmouth (Paget, Y. 11); seen in 

 great numbers at the South Ham, Gorleston, and in the Eoadstead in 

 Nov. 1881, two female birds were shot; many others observed in Dec. 

 1884 (G. Smith in lift.). Some appeared on Breydcn Feb. 1881 (H. 

 Stevenson in Z. 3rd S. vii., 326). A fine adult male taken at Beccles, 

 Feb. 1848 (F. W. Johnson in Z. 2067). 



2. Westleton, rare (Spalding MS.). Mr. A. Rope shot a fine male 

 from the beach at Leiston in the winter of 187 6-7 (G. T. Rope MS.). Often 

 visits the river and meres at Thorpe in very severe winters, and is not 

 unfrequently shot, some remain in the neighbourhood during the whole 

 year and are seen frequently during the summer months flying along 

 shore (Hele, Aid., 156-7); a flock seen near Aldeburgh in Oct. 1868; 

 some few again seen, but none obtained, in Feb. 1869 (A. Clark- 

 Kennedy in Z. 2nd S. 1698 and 1859); a pair taken there in 1870 (in 

 Mr. Tuck's Collection); about eighteen seen there Sept. 7, 1882 (H. A. 



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