6858 Birds. 



has been seen by Mr. Bond. Yavrell mentions its occurrence in 

 Christchurch Bay. 



Little Auk. Occurred off Sea View in November, 1858, and at 

 Freshwater on the 24th of December, 1859, — H. Rogers. 



Northern Puffin. Mr. Bond obtained at Freshwater, in 1856, a 

 puffin, which he recognised as distinct from the common species. 

 There is still some uncertainty whether the bird be certainly identified 

 with the Normon glacialis of Temminck, of which little more is known 

 than the bare description. I am much indebted to my friend Mr. Bond 

 for permitting me to anticipate his announcement of his discovery of 

 this bird, which is I believe new to the British list. 



Shag. One or two pairs are all that are now known to frequent the 

 Freshwater Cliffs in summer. 



Sandwich Tern. I first obtained close to the " Noman " Buoy on 

 the 13th of April, 1858, rather an early date, I believe, for the bird's 

 arrival ; and again on the 19th of September last we met with two off 

 the entrance to Brading Harbour, an old bird that had nearly assumed 

 the winter plumage, and a bird of the year. 



Common Tern. Was numerous in September and October, 1858. 

 At that date no arctic terns were noticed. 



Arctic Tern. The only example I have seen was one picked up 

 dead at Bembridge in October, 1857. 



Lesser Tern. A small flock of these fairy little creatures was observed 

 flitting about the shingle point at Bembridge early in May, 1850. A 

 little tern was also obtained by Mr. Rogers at Freshwater in the spring 

 of 1855. 



Black Tern. Two young and an adult bird visited Brading 

 Harbour in September, 1858, and shortly afterwards I shot a black 

 tern at Spithead as it was sitting on the water with several common 

 terns. About the same date many other specimens were obtained in 

 different parts of the island. 



Little Gull. A young bird shot by Mr. Murrough, of the Royal 

 Hotel, in Freshwater Bay, has been seen by Mr. Bond. 



Kittiwake. Certainly does not breed at the Needles, The herring 

 gull is the only one of its family that nests every year in the Isle of 

 Wight. 



Lesser Blackhacked Gull. Cannot be said to breed regularly on 

 the cliffs. One or two pairs have been known to nest at Freshwater, 

 in 1857 and 1858, but this is said to be a very unusual occurrence. 



Common or Great Skua. Mr. Bond has once seen this bird in the 

 hands of Mr. Rogers at Freshwater. 



