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Dusky Grebe. The species was first described as British 

 by Colonel Montagu, from an example obtained at Truro, 

 in May, 1796. It frequents the coast and the few fenny 

 districts that yet remain in some parts of this country. It 

 is not uncommon in several parts of Ireland in winter. Mr. 

 Dillwyn has noticed a specimen that was shot at Penrice, 

 near Swansea, by C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., M.P. for Gla- 

 morganshire. It has been killed in Cornwall and Devon- 

 shire. I have notes sent me of several killed in Sussex, 

 and have met with it in the London market, but only in 

 winter, or very early in spring. The finest specimen I 

 ever saw was purchased when fresh killed by my friend 

 Mr. John Morgan, in May, 1826, of a dealer from Yar- 

 mouth, who, if I recollect rightly, obtained it from one of 

 those boatmen that fish and shoot on the broads in that 

 neighbourhood. This specimen was preserved by Mr. 

 Leadbeater, and was given to me by Mr. Morgan in July, 

 1827, when he gave up collecting. The Rev. Mr. Lubbock 

 sends me word that this species is not uncommon on the 

 Norfolk broads in winter. It occurs, as might be expected, 

 in Lincolnshire ; and Mr. Selby has obtained it on the 

 coasts of Durham and Northumberland. Dr. Fleming 

 considered that this species was resident all the year in 

 Scotland, but I can find no record of its having been found 

 breeding there ; they appear to go to higher northern 

 latitudes. Mr. Dunn, in his useful little book, says, u this 

 beautiful species is extremely rare both in Orkney and 

 Shetland. I cannot say whether it is a constant resident 

 in these countries or only migratory. During my stay in 

 the former place I saw seven or eight, three of which I 

 shot ; this was in the month of April, and they were then 

 in bad plumage. I have only seen one in Shetland, which I 

 fortunately killed ; it was on my last visit, about the latter 



