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GOOSANDER, Mergus merganser. A rare visi- 

 tor to Sussex, except during inclement seasons. 

 Young birds have occasionally been killed at dif- 

 ferent places on the coast. 



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GREAT-CRESTED GREBE, Podiceps crislatus. 

 Not uncommon on large ponds with reedy banks. 

 Has been observed at Burton at all times of the 

 year. Adult males have been killed at Chichester 

 Harbour and Pagham. Generally met with in the 

 immature state, when it is the Tippet Grebe of 

 earlier authors. 



RED-NECKED GREBE, Podiceps rubricollis. A 

 few examples of this rare grebe have been obtained 

 in Sussex, and all of these I believe on the 

 coast, being more marine in its habits than any of 

 its congeners. In the Chichester museum there is 

 a very fine adult specimen which was shot in one 

 of the estuaries of the harbour. During March, 

 1847, a bird of this species, having been observed 

 for some time swimming and diving near the beach 

 opposite Brunswick-terrace, Brighton, was pursued 

 by a party of active rowers in a galley, and cap- 

 tured after a long chase. This specimen is now 

 in my collection. The fore part of the neck 



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