The Zoologist— Ai'i'JL, 1870. 2081 



coverts have a white spot on each side of shaft near the lip. Sides 

 of lower neck gray, streaked with white. Tail black, some of the 

 feathers narrowl}- tipped with white. Primaries — outer webs black, 

 eilyed and tipped with smoke-gra}' ; inner webs brownish black, 

 shading gradually towards the edge (and more distinctly in those 

 nearest the secondary quills) into marbled brown and white. Second- 

 aries brownish black, with the greater portion of the upper inner 

 webs white. Under wing-coverts and axillaries white, the latter in 

 tlie feathers nearest the body with a brown shaft. Chin, cheeks, and 

 all under parts, white, excepting a dark line under wings running 

 along body. There is a great irregular V-shaped mark on the throat, 

 formed by lips of feathers, which are black. A dark streak half an inch 

 in width extends on each side of neck between gray of upper and white 

 of under parts. This is streaked with white at both extremities, but 

 not in the central portion. 



Brent Goose. — This is the only species of goose that I have heard 

 of as shot on the Humber in February. All the larger species appear 

 to have been driven avvay by the severe weather. I got a fine female 

 Brent this n)orning, one of two shot on the coast. 



Little Gull. — Several of this small and elegant species have been 

 shot on the Yorkshire coast during the month. Mr. Richardson, of 

 Beverley, in a letter dated February 18th, remarks, " I have received 

 thirteen little gulls shot on the Bridlington coast during the last 

 fortnight, seven adults and six immature." And in a more recent 

 communication, "There have been twenty-nine little gulls shot in all, 

 nineteen old and ten young birds." 



John Cordeaux. 



Great Cotes, Ulceby, Lincolnshire, 

 February 7, 1870. 



En-atum. — " Oruiiliological Noles fioui Noilb Liucoliisliiie" (Zuul. S. S. 2053), 

 line 7, for beard read observed. 



Extracts from a Memoir intituled 'A Monograph of the Alciclce.^ 

 By Elliott Coues, A.M., M.D. 



(ContiinieJ from Zoul. S, S. 2016). 



•2. Subfamily Phaleridin.e. — Genus Fkatercula, Brisson. 



Bill rather longer than the head, or than the middle toe and claw, 

 nearly as high at the base as long, exceedingly compressed, the sides 



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