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introduced species, and one not to be encouraged. D.F.C., 

 Vol. 34, p. 204; Vol. 37, p. 174. " The Field," Aug. 18, 1917, 

 p. 257. 



14. Greenland Falcon. Hierofalco islandus candicans. 

 One seen off Ballard Head, Feb. 5, 1912, after a blizzard. 

 D.F.C., Vol. 34, p. 204. 



15. Red-footed Falcon. Falco vespertinus. 



One shot near Wareham, May 19th, 1904. D.F.C., Vol. 26, 

 p. 267. 



16. Kentish Plover. ^Egialitis alexandrina. 



A poor specimen in the Dorchester Museum, " near Wey- 

 mouth 1870 " (Thompson collection). Mr. S. H. Wallis 

 informs the. writer that on two or three occasions some 

 25 years ago he obtained this species near Weymouth. 

 There seems no reason why the species should not breed on 

 the Chesil Beach, a very suitable spot, though some distance 

 to the W. of the British haunts of this species. 



17. Iceland Gull. Larus leucopterus. 



Three, Poole Harbour, 1893. " Birds of Devon." Supple- 

 ment, p. 28, D'Urban and Mathew. One shot Poole Harbour, 

 Feb. 6th, 1893. D.F.C., Vol. 15, p. 196. D.F.C., Vol. 14, 

 p. 27. There is a specimen in the Dorchester Museum. 

 " Weymouth, T. B. Groves, 1893." 



18. Sabine's Gull. Xema sabinii. 



One, Poole Harbour, probably October, 1891. " Land and 

 Water," March 19, 1892 ; " Birds of Devon," p. 442. 

 Weymouth, Nov., 1893, " Zoologist," 1896, p. 23. An adult 

 female was brought to Mr. S. H. Wallis at Weymouth, autumn, 

 1916. 



19. Buff on' s Skua. Stercorarius longicaudus. 



Two, Poole Harbour, probably Oct., 1891. " Birds of Devon," 

 p. 442. One seen Studland Bay, summer, 1905. D.F.C., 

 Vol. 27, p. 261. Three seen near Poole Bar Buoy, Aug. 29, 

 1907. D.F.C., Vol. 29, p. 284. 



20. Sooty Shearwater. Puffinus griseus. 



One caught Poole Harbour, June, 1887. " Zoologist," 1888, 

 p. 143. This was recorded in error as a Dusky Shearwater 



