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PIGMY. (SUMMER). 



Case 275. 



The Pigmy in summer plumage is but seldom 

 obtained in the British Islands. 



At this season the bird appears somewhat shy 

 and wary. I have when shooting on the Norfolk 

 mudbanks during May, frequently observed one or 

 two at a distance, though I was never lucky enough 

 to procure more than the pair in the case. 



The specimens were killed on Breydon mudflats 

 in May, 1871. 



See " Kough Notes," Vol. II., Plate 26. 



SCLAVONIAN GREBE. (WINTER). 

 Case 276. 



The visits of this Grebe are usually more 

 numerous during the winter than at any other 

 season. 



The specimens in the case were shot on 

 Heigham Sounds in Norfolk in December, 1871. 



EARED GREBE. 

 Case 277. 



This species must, I should imagine, from its 

 great similarity to the Sclavonian Grebe, be 

 occasionally overlooked, unless in the perfect adult 

 dress. It is however by no means common ; the 

 single specimen in the case (shewing the winter 

 plumage) is the only one I have ever met with. 



The bird was shot at sea between Shoreham 

 and Lancing on December 7th, 1879. Within a 

 mile of the same spot I observed on that day all our 

 species of British Grebes. 



