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  THE 
  ZOOLOGIST. 
  

  

  Herring-Gull 
  (L. 
  argentatus). 
  — 
  Common. 
  

  

  Kittiwake-Gull 
  (IUssa 
  t 
  ridaci 
  yla) 
  . 
  — 
  Common. 
  

  

  Great 
  Black-backed 
  Gull 
  {Lams 
  marinus). 
  — 
  Scarce. 
  Only 
  

   one 
  specimen 
  on 
  record, 
  taken 
  on 
  March 
  9th, 
  1901. 
  

  

  Razorbill 
  {Alca 
  tarda). 
  — 
  Obtained 
  principally 
  during 
  the 
  

   winter, 
  somtimes 
  in 
  considerable 
  numbers, 
  the 
  majority 
  being 
  

   immature 
  specimens. 
  

  

  Common 
  Guillemot 
  (Uria 
  troile). 
  — 
  Found 
  all 
  round 
  the 
  coast, 
  

   principally 
  during 
  stormy 
  weather 
  ; 
  during 
  some 
  winters 
  these 
  

   birds 
  are 
  exceptionally 
  plentiful. 
  

  

  Puffin 
  (Fratcrcula 
  arctica). 
  — 
  Frequents 
  the 
  shore 
  principally 
  

   during 
  the 
  winter 
  months, 
  and 
  breeds 
  in 
  considerable 
  numbers 
  

   on 
  a 
  small 
  island 
  off 
  Alderney. 
  

  

  Great 
  Northern 
  Diver 
  (Colymbus 
  glacialis). 
  — 
  Obtained 
  fre- 
  

   quently 
  during 
  the 
  winter 
  months. 
  A 
  specimen 
  was 
  washed 
  

   ashore 
  in 
  weak 
  condition 
  on 
  March 
  16th 
  this 
  year 
  near 
  La 
  

   Collette. 
  

  

  Iied-necked 
  Grebe 
  (Podicipes 
  griseigena). 
  — 
  There 
  is 
  only 
  

   one 
  record 
  of 
  the 
  Bed-necked 
  Grebe 
  having 
  been 
  taken 
  in 
  Jersey. 
  

   This 
  specimen 
  is 
  in 
  Mr. 
  Romeril's 
  collection. 
  

  

  Slavonian 
  Grebe 
  (P. 
  auritus). 
  — 
  This 
  species 
  is 
  frequently 
  

   obtained 
  in 
  Jersey. 
  Several 
  specimens 
  have 
  been 
  recorded 
  during 
  

   the 
  past 
  winter. 
  

  

  Little 
  Grebe 
  (P. 
  fluviatilis). 
  — 
  Fairly 
  common 
  in 
  suitable 
  

   localities 
  throughout 
  the 
  island. 
  

  

  Gannet 
  [Sida 
  bassana). 
  — 
  These 
  birds 
  visit 
  the 
  shores 
  of 
  Jersey 
  

   chiefly 
  during 
  severe 
  winters. 
  Specimens 
  have 
  been 
  taken 
  at 
  

   intervals 
  on 
  various 
  parts 
  of 
  the 
  coast. 
  

  

  Shag 
  or 
  Green 
  Cormorant 
  (Phalacrocorax 
  gracidus). 
  — 
  Com- 
  

   mon 
  all 
  around 
  the 
  shore. 
  

  

  Storm-Petrel 
  (Proccllaria 
  pelagica). 
  — 
  These 
  birds, 
  strange 
  

   to 
  say, 
  are 
  but 
  seldom 
  obtained 
  around 
  the 
  shores 
  of 
  Jersey, 
  

   although 
  they 
  nest 
  in 
  considerable 
  numbers 
  on 
  a 
  small 
  island 
  off 
  

   Alderney. 
  Two 
  male 
  specimens 
  were 
  forwarded 
  to 
  me 
  from 
  

   Alderney 
  on 
  May 
  14th 
  this 
  year. 
  

  

  