710 The Zoologist — April, 18C7. 



of the great northern diver at Hickliug, about the 20th of February. — T. E. Gunn; 

 March A, 1867. 



Nesting of the Blaeklhroated Diver. — I observe that in your ' Birdsnesting ' you 

 have omitted the blackthroaled diver. Mr. Hewitson mentions it as having been 

 found by Mr. Selby breeding upon most of the inland lochs in Sutherlaudshire in 1834. 

 Some ten years ago 1 received, from the island of North Uist, two eggs of this species 

 in the yelk, together with the skins of the parent birds. These two eggs are still in 

 my collection, and from their size cannot be confounded with those of the redthroated 

 diver, which I have also received from the same locality: the eggs of the two species 

 in my cabinet agree exactly with the illustrations in Hewitsou's valuable work. — 

 H. W. Feilden. 



The Black Guillemot, an Addition to the List of Norfolk Birds. — In December 

 last I saw the breast and wings of a bird which were cut into plumes for ladies' hats: 

 I almost immediately identified them as belonging to an immature bird of the black 

 guillemot: I afterwards received information that it was shot near Wells about the 

 middle of the previous month (November). About the 21st of January last a second 

 specimen, also an immature bird, was picked up dead on the beach at Sulihouse, and 

 passed into my hands for preservation ; ibis on dissection proved to be a male. As no 

 authentic record previously existed (as far as I am await) of the occurrence of this 

 species in this county, we may now fairly claim this as an additiou to the Norfolk list 

 of birds.— T.E. Gunn. 



Little Auk, §-c, at Henlry-on-Thamcs. — The little auk was shot here, on a some- 

 what large pond, at the latter end of December last: it was in very good plumage. 

 Wild fowl were plentiful during the hard frosty weather: a few curlews were about, 

 and some few gulls paid us a visit. Woodcocks have been more plentiful this season 

 around here than usual. — Charles E. Stubbs ; llenlvy-on-Thames, Oxon, March lo, 

 18(57. 



Sabine's Gull in Cornwall. — The Rev. F. 0. Morris slates, in a late number of 

 the ' Times,' that a specimen of Sabine's gull (a bird of the lirst year) was shot on the 

 Cornish coast last month. 



Gulls in Kent.— With regard to Lord Clifton's query (S. S. 637) respecting the 

 gulls frequenting the " sprat fields" in Kent, I may state that I have generally found 

 the blackheaded gull, in both immature and adult plumage, by far the most common 

 in those situations. Next to this the lesser blackbacked gull, chiefly in immature 

 plumage, is most frequently seen. The herring gull i<, I fancy, uncommon ; but 

 owing to the similarity of the immature plumage of this bird and the lesser black- 

 backed gull, it is difficult, if noi impossible, to determine the exact species, without 

 actually shooting the birds— a proceeding I have at all times found exceedingly 

 difficult to accomplish. The common gull is certainly uncommon, and does not 

 frequent the fields in the neighbourhood of the smaller creeks of the Med way: I allude 

 to the country between Gillingham and Halstow, where indeed I have not yet seen 

 the killiwake, and should doubt its leaving the main rivers except on rare occasions, 

 it being I believe a more "sea-feeding" bird than most of the other gulls. The 

 above remarks apply solely to the ueighbouihood before mentioned. It is, however, 

 possible that fields in the neighbourhood of the main rivers (both Thames and Med- 

 way) may be frequented in a different manner. The common gull, for instance, may 

 be more olieu found, as I have at limes noticed it numerous on the main rivers, when 



