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his splendid full plumage seldom visits us. A male in full 

 plumage -was shot by the gamekeeper here, on the Tweed, in 

 January, 1875. 



106. Little Grebe. Podiceps minor. The Liitle Grebe is 

 sometimes observed on the Tweed and about the mouth of the 

 Whiteadder, in the winter and early spring months. I saw two 

 on the river here, on the 1st December, 1874. 



107. Bed Throated Diver. Colymbus septentrionalis. The 

 Red Throated Diver is sometimes seen on the river in early spring. 

 I knew two instances of this bird having been shot in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Paxton. 



108. Cormorant. Phalacrocorax carlo. Sometimes a Cor- 

 morant comes up the Tweed from the sea. The gamekeeper 

 here, shot one which was sitting on a tall tree at the side of the 

 river, in the winter of 1871. 



109. Blackheaded Gull. Larus ridihmdus. This beautiful 

 Gull may be seen flying about the river in autumn and spring 

 in small numbers. 



110. Kittiwake. Larus tridactylus. The Kittiwake is often 

 seen on the river here, in summer, swimming about and washing 

 its plumage. Gulls seem to prefer alighting on the open and 

 shallow parts of the river, such as below Finchy, where the Tweed 

 is broad and not deep, and where there are no trees on its banks. 



111. Common Gull. Larus canus. The Common Gull comes 

 to feed in the fields about here in the autumn, winter, and spring 

 months. Sometimes large flocks are seen sitting on the grass- 

 fields. 



112. Lesser Blackbacked Gull. Larus fuscus. The Lesser 

 Blackbacked Gull is occasionally seen on the Tweed and White- 

 adder, in this neighbourhood. 



