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THE BIRDS OF ESSEX. 



1882 (Bird). A specimen in summer plumage, labelled " Brightlingsea, 1863," 

 is in the Collection of the late Dr. Bree. Sir T. Fowell Buxton records (50. ii. 

 271) that on July i8th, 1888, he watched for some time an individual which he 

 believes to have been immature, flying over his pond at Warlies, Waltham Abbey, 

 and that two had been seen there for two or three days previously. Mr. Smoothy 

 has one shot at Danbury in May, 1886, and Mr. Pettitt another (an immature 

 bird) shot by his brother at Paglesham on Aug. 29th, 1889. 



Kittiwake : Jiissa tridactyla. 



A fairly-abundant winter visitor to the coast, and often driven in- 

 land by severe gales. 



Edward Doubleday says (15) it has been met with at Epping "in a very 

 exhausted state after long stormy weather." At Harwich, " some are seen every 

 year " (Kerry). 



Glaucous Gull : Lams glancus. 



An uncommon and irregular winter visitor. 



At Harwich, Mr. Kerry says it is " rare," but he shot an immature bird, pro- 

 bably in its second year, in the harbour on Dec. 25th., 1885 (40. .xi. 466). 



Iceland Gull : Lams kucoptems. 



A rare and irregular winter visitor, of which I have only a single 

 Essex record. 



An immature specimen, apparently in its second or third year, was shot on 

 the iColne, near Brightlingsea, early on the morning of Jan. 1st, 1887 (C. A. 

 Marriott — 40. xi. 466). The specimen came into the possession of Mr. Kerry, 

 who presented it to Mr. Marriott. That gentleman still has the bird, and he 

 informs me that it was shot by a smacksman named Thomas, who is well acquainted 

 with the Gulls, and at once distinguished this from the rest by its white wings. 



Herring Gull : Larus argentatus. Locally, " Great Cob " (ma- 

 ture), and " Grey Cob " (immature). 



A common visitor to our coast from autumn to spring, and often 



found inland after severe 



-^ ■' '~*"''''"* Storms. 



Dale, writing of Harwich, 

 says (2. 402) : " This is very 

 frequent here." It is now not 

 common there, though some are 

 seen every autumn (Kerry) 

 Mr. Bond met with a few at 

 Southend early in Sept., 1842 

 (23. 40). King, writing at Sud- 

 bury in 1838, says it is (20) : — 

 " not an unfrequent visitor to 

 our low meadows in rough win- 

 ter weather. * * * When taken 

 young, they become compara- 

 tively tame. I had one in my 

 possession for some time. He 

 was a droll fellow, but rather a 



HERRING GULL. 



{After Bezvick.) 



