486 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
Erismatura rubida, Ruddy Duck.—A young male of this 
species was shot by Dr. Cole, in a marsh near Hamilton, on the 
24th November, 1846. 
Mergus merganser, Goosander.—Included in Major Wedder- 
burn’s list as having been seen, but not obtained. 
Mergus serrator, Red-breasted Merganser.—Mr. Bartram has 
an undoubted specimen, obtained by him near St. George’s. 
Mergus cucullatus, Hooded Merganser.—A female was caught 
near Ireland Island by one of the crew of H.M.S. ‘Scourge,’ 
on the 10th January, 1849, and one was shot near St. George’s on 
the 23rd December, 1850. A third example was obtained by 
Mr. Bartram, and is now in his collection. 
Sula fiber, Booby Gannet.—Major Wedderburn records the 
occurrence of one of these birds, which flew into one of the 
barrack-rooms at Fort Catherine on October 3rd, 1847. Another, 
in Mr. Bartram’s collection, was shot by an officer with a revolver, 
curiously enough, very near the same fort. [A young bird in my 
collection was caught on the rocks near Fort Cunningham on the 
26th September, 1875, and lived a short time in confinement.— 
H. D.] 
Pelecanus fuscus, Brown Pelican.—Two examples are recorded 
by Major Wedderburn, who says (Nat. in B., p. 51), “ One of these 
birds was shot at Hungry Bay, many years ago; and another was 
killed near St. George’s in April, 1850, which was given to me by 
Colonel Drummond.” 
Graculus dilophus, Double-crested Cormorant.— Three instances 
of the occurrence of this species are recorded in ‘ The Naturalist 
in Bermuda,’ vz., one shot by Capt. Orde, at Pitt’s Bay, on the 
10th October, 1847; one by Major Wedderburn, on Grace’s Island, 
on the 8th February, 1848; and another, mentioned by Mr. Hurdis, 
which frequented the islands for some little time, but was not 
obtained. There is a specimen in Mr. Bartram’s collection, and 
another in that of Mr. Lane, of Hamilton. There were several of 
these birds about the islands in the winter of 1874-5, but they 
were so wary that none were obtained. One was repeatedly seen, 
and once fired at, in the Great Sound; one attached itself to 
St. George’s Harbour; and a pair frequented the “Stag” Rocks, 
near Shelly Bay, all the winter, conspicuous to the passers-by as 
they sat in solemn security on their accustomed pinnacle. I tried 
in vain to obtain one of these, but never got a shot. One of them 
