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many belonging to closely allied species, tliose of Sabine's and iLe common snipe are 

 the only two identical. — /. H. Gurney. jun. ; Darlington Bank, Darlington. 



Pintailed Duck near Faxmsham. — A beautiful specimen of this raie bird was shot 

 about five miles from Faversliam, on the loth of January: it came alone from the 

 sea to some "sailings." — A. Skinner. 



Nyroca Duck in Leadenhall Market. — On the 14lh of January my father got a 

 Nyroca in Leadenhall. — /. H. Gurney, jun. 



The Longtailed Duck. — Mr. Stevenson notes the longtailed duck as rather abundant 

 in his district (Zool. S. S. 1495). Of five that I have seen iu the flesh this season only 

 one has been a mature male, and it was shot near Alnwick. — Id. 



Longtailed Duck near Lynn. — On the 17th of January I had a longtailed drake, 

 in the flesh, from King's Lynn. — Id. 



Summer Duck at Boullibrook. — Last moiiih (November) a small flock of the summer 

 duck {Dendronessa Sponsa, Linn.), of North America, settled on a small pond in my 

 grounds : they did not appear wild, and remained until the following day, when, at a 

 very early hour in the morning, my gardener (Mr. Weather&tone) saw them perched on 

 some large oak trees, at the end of the pond. I have made inquiries to ascertain, if 

 possible, where these ducks came from, but hitherto without result. There are some 

 large ponds in this neighbourhood, where I think they may have been seen. There 

 were seven specimens iu the flock. I never allow any bird to be molested here, and the 

 ducks took flight the next day. — Harford J. Jones Brydges ; Boultibrook, December 29, 

 1868. 



Summer Duck at Lymington. — Early in November last I purchased a bird I con- 

 sidered uncommon, which had been shot amousjst other wild-fowl on the shores of the 

 Solent. I could not discover what the bird was, until last week I found it answered 

 lo the description of the summer duck given in the ' Penny Cyclopaedia ' (vol. ix. 

 p. 184). Will you kindly give me your opinion, in the ' Zoologist,' as to where it came 

 from? — John Wright; Lymington, December 26, ]868. 



[Several have been killed lately : it is generally supposed they have escaped from 

 confinement. — E. Neivman.'\ 



Goosander near Bedale. — On the 27th of January I had a magnificent old male 

 goosander, in its full maroon-coloured plumage, in the flesh, from Semmer Water,, 

 near Bedale. — J. H. Gurney, jun. 



Sclavonian Grebe near Faversham. — Two of these birds were shot three miles from 

 Faversham, on the 13ih of December: one of these I received on the 14th, it was an 

 adult male, in winter plumage. I was informed by the man who shot them that there 

 were several of them together. The stomach contained sea-weeds. — A. Skinner. 



Little Gull at Brighton. — Several little gulls have been shot at or near Brighton. 

 One was shot on the Race-course by a lad after small birds, who thought it was a 

 pigeon: this with another shot between Brighton and Shoreham are in the possession 

 of Pratt, and two others shot near Shoreham are in the hands of Swaysland. — 

 T. W. Won/or. 



Little Gull at Looe. — A little gull was shot here on the 17th of December: on that 

 day, as I was walking through the street, I met a boy with the bird in his hand ; he told 

 me he was taking it to the birdstufi'er, so I was satisfied that it was in the right road 

 for preservation ; but on going to have a further look at it, three or four hours after, I 

 was surprised to find that the so-called birdstufTer had refused it because it was only a 



