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montories and numerous isles of the coast of 

 Norway, and on those of the Northern and Western 

 islands of Scotland, and also on the Farn Isles, on 

 the Northumberland coast, which latter is the only 

 place where they are known to breed in England, 

 and may be said to be their utmost southern limit 

 in this quarter, although a few solitary instances 

 of single birds being shot further southward along 

 the coast have sometimes happened. Mr. Tunstall 

 had a stuffed specimen in his museum, which was 

 shot in January, at Hartlepool, on the Durham 

 coast. The foregoing figure and description were 

 taken from a perfect bird, in full plumage, shot in 

 April, near Holy Island. 



It is not known that any attempts to domesticate 

 this species have succeeded. Such 'as were made 

 by the late Rev. Dr. Thorp, of Ryton, entirely 

 failed of success. 



