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Hampshire list, the following important records in Mr. Dear- 

 born's paper may be mentioned: — 



Lariis glaiicus Brunn. Glaucous Gui.l. ' 

 One taken at Hampton in May, some 3'ears since. 



Spatula clypeata (Iv inn,). Shoveler. 



" Mr. Shaw has a male taken in autumn some years ago, at 



Hampton." 



Aytliya coUaris (Donov.). Ring-necked Duck. 



A fine adult male was taken in the fall on Little Bay. 

 Histrionicus liistrionicus (lyinn.). Hari^equin Duck. 



"Three or more" are said to be in the collection of Mr. S. 

 A. Shaw, of Hampton. 



Olor columbianus (Ord). Whistling Swan. 



"Some years ago one was wounded and captured alive on 

 Great Bay " and " another was killed on Great Bay, December 

 16, 1902," and is now in the College collection at Durham. 



Ardetta exilis (Gmel.). IvEast Bittern. 

 One taken at Hampton some 3'ears ago. 



Micropalaina himantopus (Bonap.). Stilt Sandpiper. 



A specimen taken at Hampton is in Mr. S. A. Shaw's collec- 

 tion. 



Tryngites subruflcollis (Vieill.). Buff-breasted Sand- 

 piper. 



One is in the possession of Mr. Joseph Turner of Portsmouth. 



Nuiiienivis longirostris Wils. IvOng-billed Curlew. 



Two specimens are noted in local collections, one each at 

 Portsmouth and RoUinsford. 



vEgialitis vocifera (Ivinn.). Killdeer. 



Mr. Dearborn is " assured by Mr. Wentworth of RoUinsford 

 that years ago Killdeers nested regularly on his farm," and 

 another informant states that they formerly bred about the 

 marshes near Portsmouth. ■ 



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