THE ZooLocist—Marca, 1875. 4371 
16th. An immature black redstart under the cliffs at Mount 
Batten, near Plymouth, and another at Stonehouse. 
20th. Black redstart at the Long-room Hill, Stonehouse, and 
an adult male killed near Millbrook, on the Cornish side of the 
Tamar. 
24th. Cormorants very plentiful in the harbour and up our tidal 
rivers. Many shags, too, are daily to be seen diving near the shore 
in the Sound. Many sparrowhawks and green woodpeckers have 
been brought to the birdstuffers within the past week. 
27th. A puffin was caught in Millbay—a fine bird, with a full- 
sized beak, but showing the smoky gray cheeks usual to those 
captured in winter. There was a black grouse, killed on Dartmoor, 
in the market to-day. 
DECEMBER. 
Ist. Saw two black redstarts, one at the “ Long-room,” and the 
other on the rocks under the Plymouth Citadel. 
9th. Two northern divers shot, and several redthroated divers 
seen in Plymouth Sound after a severe gale. The stomach of one 
of the northern divers contained two “ father lashers,” quite perfect. 
I am sorry to say that an unusual number of kingfishers have been 
brought to the birdstuffers lately: one man told me that he had as 
many as six or seven fresh-killed specimens in the house at the 
same time. 
1lth. A glaucous gull and some greater blackbacked gulls in the 
Sound to-day. 
16th. Another northern diver shot. Blackbacked gulls have 
become very numerous since the cold weather has set in. 
17th. Large flocks of siskins have appeared on the alder-bushes 
by the side of the river Plym: when they are seen in this neigh- 
bourhood it is a pretty sure sign of there being severe weather in 
the North. A greater spotted woodpecker was obtained near 
Plymouth to-day. The cold weather seems to have somewhat 
tamed the herons; two were brought to a birdstuffer’s on the 21st: 
the stomach of one contained some very fine trout. 
22nd. More siskins seen. Fieldfares very numerous. Some bean 
geese and another black grouse in the market. * 
27th. Saw one more black redstart. Several common buzzards 
have lately been obtained in our woods. 
30th. A glaucous gull was killed in the Sound. 
