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lection, was caught near the Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury ; 

 and others have been obtained at Shifnal, Acton Scott, 

 Haughmond, Hodnet, Ludlow, and Ellesmere the last 

 in 1882. 



PU FFI N. This comical looking bird, with its large and highly 



Fratercida avctica. coloured beak, is common on some of 



the Welsh coasts, but is a poor flier. 



Mr. Rocke mentions one found on Corndon Hill. A 



second occurred at Tasley, Bridgnorth, in Oct. 1887, and 



another was found dead at Pontesbury, Sept. 24th, 1894. 



Great Northern Diver. This is the largest of the three 



Colymbus glacialis. Divers and is a very handsome bird. 



Oct. Mar. The Divers are less exclusively marine 



than the Guillemots, etc., and are often 



found on inland lochs and meres. An adult female of 



this species was shot on Ellesmere mere in 1863 and 



several young birds have been obtained from time to time 



on the Severn. 



Black-throated Diver. Distinguished from the last by its 



C. arcticus. smaller size and black throat. An 



Oct. Mar. adult specimen, in the Hawkstone 



collection, was obtained in 1862, at 



Gredington, and several young ones at other places, in 



winter. 



RED-THROATED DIVER. The smallest and most 



C. septentrionalis. plentiful of the Divers, though rare in 



Shropshire, where most of the specimens 



have been young birds. The throat is only red in the 



breeding season. One was found dead, by a postman, 



near Market Drayton, in Nov. 1890, a second shot near 



