COLYMBUS ARCTICUS. 4l]1 
few yards of me, but Iam watching for another shot, which I get at last 
ata great distance, and with no effect. The crew have been searching 
for Goose’s nests on the shore by my direction. We could not find 
the bird, which we supposed must have recovered itself. The island 
was covered with high hummocks, which made lying in wait very easy 
and agreeable. It was not more than twenty yards across. 
I saw a Black-throated Diver on Loch Assynt near the island 
where I found the Mergansers. I also saw a pair on Loch Maddie, 
where Mr. St. John [Tour in Sutherlandshire, i. p. 40] found 
them breeding. On the lst of June a bird was brought to John 
Sutherland, which had been caught on the road between Loch Urigil 
and Loch Camaloch, and believed to be my Diver shot at and 
stunned, as mentioned above. Its beak was broken, but that appeared 
to have been done last year. Sutherland skinned it for me. 
§ 4975. Zwo.—Sutherland, 1850. From Mr. Bantock. 
Mr. Bantock is the head gamekeeper to the Duke of Sutherland at 
Dunrobin, whose Museum I saw in 1849. Mr. Heyworth has brought 
a specimen from Sweden, precisely like other eggs of the Black- 
throated Diver, which, however, it is merely supposed to be from its 
appearance. 
[One of these eggs is curiously pear-shaped. } 
§ 4976. One.—Assynt, Sutherland, 1851. 
Of a pair received from John Sutherland. I wrote to ask him in 
which loch they were taken, but I had no answer. The other egg I 
gave to Mr. Salmon. 
§ 4977. Zwo.—Kaarressuando, Sweden, 1853. 
From Pastor Engelmark, who said they were those of Colymbus 
arcticus. He does not at all know eggs by their appearance, as this 
is the first year he has paid any attention to them. 
§ 4978. Zwo.—Salmojarvi, Finland, 1854. 
Brought to me at midsummer. 
