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ferent parts of the coast, generally reduced to 

 a state of starvation. A few years since, in the 

 month of November, a baker's boy captured a 

 great skua on the beach at Kemp Town, which 

 was in the act of devouring a dead cat, and was 

 with difficulty separated from its savoury meal. 

 This specimen was preserved by Mr. Swaysland. 

 About the same time another was killed at Wor- 

 thing. A severe storm had prevailed for some 

 days previously. An individual of this species has 

 also been shot at Hove, while feeding on carrion ; 

 and another was picked up dead off the chain -pier 

 at Brighton. All these examples were in imper- 

 fect plumage and much emaciated. 



POMERINE SKUA, Lestris pomarinus. Of more 

 usual occurrence than the last. Immature speci- 

 mens have been killed near Bognor, Shoreham, 

 Brighton, Newhaven, and Hastings. 



RICHARDSON'S SKUA, Lestris Richardsonii. This 

 species of skua occurs more frequently in Sussex 

 than either of the preceding. Immature examples 

 have been killed on different parts of the coast, 

 and at Dell Quay, near Chichester. In Septem- 

 ber, 1840, one was killed at Brighton, which had 

 partially assumed the long tail-feathers; and on 

 the 3rd of October, 1843, an adult specimen was 

 taken with a " click" (vide Glaucous Gull) off the 

 chain-pier at Brighton. 



