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SCOTER. 

 Case 207. 



The Scoter is common at most seasons in flocks 

 off the greater portion of our coasts. 



A few remain to breed in the northern counties 

 of Scotland, though by far the larger number of 

 our visitors are reared in the far north. 



The specimens in the case were obtained in 

 Strathmore in Caithness in June, 1869. 



See " Kough Notes," Vol. III., Plate 2. 



VELVET SCOTER. 



Case 208. 



A few of these fine ducks are occasionally 

 seen in the English Channel during winter ; the 

 numbers, however, that are met with in the south 

 have fallen off greatly of late years. From October 

 till April they may be still observed in large flocks 

 in the firths of Scotland and the northern islands. 



The specimens in the case were shot at sea off 

 Hastings in January, 1860. 



ROSEATE TERN. 

 Case 209. 



From various causes the numbers of these 

 Terns that visit our shores are rapidly decreasing 

 every season ; though formerly nesting on several 

 parts of the coast but two or three stations are 

 resorted to at the present time. 



The specimen in the case was shot at the Fern 

 Islands in June, 1867. 



See " Rough Notes," Vol. III., Plate 33. 



