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seek safety by returning and pitching in the water 

 within a few yards of the punt. Small birds, such 

 as Plover, are frequently carried off from under 

 the very nose of the shooter, if falling in the water 

 where they cannot readily be recovered. 



The specimens in the case were obtained at 

 a small sandy island in Loch Shin in Sutherland in 

 July, 1868. 



GLAUCOUS GULL. (IMMATURE). 

 Case 234. 



Immature birds of this species are common 

 along the north-east coast at most seasons of the 

 year. 



The mature Glaucous is however rarely met 

 with except in severe weather, and it is even then 

 seldom that they are obtained in the south. 

 Though I have observed a few on different parts of 

 the coast, I have never had a chance to procure 

 a single specimen. 



The bird in the case was shot while flying over 

 the Hickling Marshes in the east of Norfolk in 

 December, 1873. 



See " Eough Notes," Vol. III., Plate 38. 



PUFFIN. 



Case 235. 



The home of this curious looking bird is far 

 from land on the " rolling deep." 



It is only for a few months during spring and 

 summer that it approaches our shores for the 

 purpose of rearing its young ; unless wounded or 

 in some way disabled it is seldom seen during 

 winter. 



The Puffin breeds in a variety of situations : 



