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LESSER TERN. (IMMATURE). 

 Case 110. 



Young birds in this stage are occasionally met 

 with all round our coasts during the latter part of 

 August and September. 



The specimens were obtained near Hastings 

 in September, 1858. 



SCAUP DUCK. 

 Case 111. 



When living in the Highlands I have occasion- 

 ally noticed a few pairs of Scaups remaining so late 

 in the summer that I fancied they must be nesting 

 somewhere in the neighbourhood ; the drakes being 

 often observed without the ducks strengthened the 

 belief; but never having had time to thoroughly 

 watch them I can state nothing with certainty. 



They arrive in this country about the same 

 time as the Pochard. Though decidedly more 

 marine in their habits they often make their 

 appearance on inland waters in both England and 

 Scotland. 



They are known among the gunners on the 

 south coast as Frosty Back Wigeon. 



The specimens in the case were shot in 

 Edderton Bay in the Dornoch Firth in March, 

 1869. 



TURNSTONE. (SUMMER). 

 Case 112. 



Turnstones in their summer dress may 

 usually be looked for along the coast about the 

 middle of May. 



Some lew of these birds occasionally remain 

 the whole of the summer in Great Britain. This 

 is particularly the case along the rocky parts of the 



