SOMERSET HILLS 131 



UNCOMMON. 



Infrequent is the same as Uncommon 

 or Occasional. 



Not Common is Uncommon. 

 OCCASIONAL. 



Sometimes Seen is Occasional. 



Accidental is Occasional or Rare. 

 RARE. 



Very Rare is using an unnecessary 

 adverb, for Rare is Very Rare, and 

 to use the latter makes a list only 

 more confusing and difficult to 

 understand. 

 SCARCE. 



Scarce does not mean the same as 

 Rare, but indicates that the bird 

 mentioned was at some previous 

 time Common, but that it has since 

 decreased in numbers, until it is 

 now Rare. 



Very Scarce means Scarce, Very is 

 unnecessary. 



