364< Web-fooled Birds of Devonshire. 



5. Sterna marina, Common, or greater, tern. Mr. Rowe and Mr. 

 Drew have specimens of the old birds. About September and 

 October, flocks of young ones generally frequent the harbour and 

 rivers. In October, 182S, after a strong gale, many were driven 

 inland, and some picked up, starved, of which I obtained one, 

 which is in my collection. 



7. Sterna minuta, Lesser tern. Not so frequent as the former. Mr. 



Drew has two specimens, shot in the Sound. 



8. Sterna nigra, Black tern. Bolitho has two specimens. The brown 



tern is the young, of which Mr. Comyns has a specimen, and 

 Mr. Drew two others. 

 Gen. A' nous. Wanting. 



Fam. iii, Totvpahnata. 

 Gen. Phalacro'cor ax. 



1. Phalacrocorax Carbo, Cormorant and Crested cormorant. These 



are common on all our coasts all the year. I have a fine 

 specimen of the crested kind, shot in Catwater, Plymouth. 



2. Phalacrocorax Graculus, the Shag. Common all the 3'ear. 

 Gen. Si v la. 



1. Sula bassiina, the Gannet. Frequents our coasts in winter, as 

 late as April, when it retires to Lundy Island to breed ; one spot 

 of which is termed Gannet cove, from the numbers which resort 

 there. In January, 1829, great numbers were seen in Plymouth 

 Sound; and one person shot nine in a morning. On Oct. 10. 

 1831, after a storm, a fine male was run down by a man in 

 Saltram Marsh, and brought to me. About the same time, a 

 young bird, of the second year's plumage (black, with white 

 spots), was caught in llooe Lake, which is in my possession. 

 Mr. Tripe and Mr. Drew have specimens. 



Fam. iv. Lamellirostres. 

 Gen. Me'rgus. 



1. Mergus Merganser, Goosander and Dun-diver. Rare. Mr. Drew 



has a male and female, and I have a male, shot on the Taw, near 

 Barnstaple. In the winter of 1830, I obtained a specimen, which 

 I considered to be the dun-diver ; but it resembles the drawing of 

 the Mergus cucullatus in Eyton's work (p. 74s), except that the 

 crest is not quite so long, and it had the double enlargement of 

 the trachea ; which, as I dissected it and prepared it myself, I 

 can vouch for; ami that part is still in my possession. This 

 structure, according to Temminck, also occurs in the dun-diver; 

 so that I am doubtful of Mr. Eyton's bird being distinct. 



2. Mergus serrator, Red-breasted merganser. Rare. Mr. Comyns 



bought one in Exeter market, in 1808. In November of the 

 same year, one was shot on Slapton Ley, by Mr. Holdsworth: 

 another was obtained at Leigham. There is a fine male in the 

 collection at Ham, killed on the Tamar; and Mr. Rowe and Mr. 

 Drew have specimens also. 



3. Mergus albellus, Smew, Red-headed smew, and Lough-diver. 



Sometimes obtained in winter. Mr. Comyns has a male and 

 female, shot at Exmouth : Mr. Drew, Bolitho, and myself have 

 specimens, killed on the Tamar, 



Gen. MergoYdes. Wanting. 



Gen. Fuli'gi la. 



1. Fuligula ferina, the Pochard. Not uncommon in hard winters, 



when they are brought to market with widgeon. 



2. Fuligula Nyroca, Ferruginous duck. A specimen at Drew's. 



