10 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
~ some sea-kale that grew there rather plentifully. There were 
three eggs, quite fresh; we took one. The harbour was full of 
Kittiwakes; in fact there were thousands of them, and a very 
good living they seemed to get, especially when the mackerel- 
boats came in and were unloading into the steamer ; there were 
also some Lesser Black-backs and a few Herring Gulls. I 
omitted to state that on our way to Trescoe we saw one solitary 
Great Blacked-backed Gull, wandering about between the 
islands. The same bird probably appeared the next day (the 
31st), as we were going back between the islands in the steamer. 
A good many Kittiwakes followed the steamer most of the way, 
but as it was Saturday there were no fish on board, so they had 
to be content with bits of biscuit which we threw them, and for 
which they came quite close to the steamer. 
On the 1st of June we took a long walk in the afternoon on 
the beach from Penzance to Marazion, where we saw a small 
flock of Purres. They were very tame; most, if not all, had the 
black breast of the breeding-season. There were about a dozen 
Whimbrels also on the beach, which were likewise very tame, 
and let us come within easy reach. Amongst other ‘‘ common 
objects by the sea shore” we picked up the body of a Raven, 
apparently not long killed, but the Gulls and Rooks, both of 
which were plentiful, had cleaned the sternum nicely, so I took 
it for my collection. ‘There were also a good many dead bodies 
of Razorbills, Guillemots and Puffins which had been treated in 
the same way, nothing but a few feathers, the breast-bone and 
the skull remaining. 
On June 2nd we drove over to Helston, on purpose to have a 
walk by Looe Pool, where we expected to see a good many birds, 
but were disappointed. 
On June 8rd, on our way to the Lizard, we saw only a few 
Herring Gulls in a ploughed field near Helston, and the Lizard 
itself (in spite of the beauty of the cliffs and of the well-known 
Kynance Cove close by) was by no means as interesting to an 
ornithologist as the Land’s End, Herring Gulls, Shags, and Cor- 
morants being the only species noted; none breeding. Close to 
the Lizard Point a large number of House Martins were nesting. 
On June 6th we were at Falmouth, and went for a sail in the 
river and about the harbour, where were only a few Herring 
Gulls. 
