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Hurdis mentions one as having been shot at Somerset, on 

 the 28th of May, 1847. 



Grey Phalabopb {Phalaropus lohatus). Two specimens 

 only were obtained ; one was found dead, floating ia 

 Eiddle's Bay, March 21st, 1848, and is supposed to have 

 struck the iron lighthouse during the night ; it was a male 

 bird, and is now in the Eev. H. B. Tristram's collection ; the 

 other, a female, partly ia ruddy plimiage, was found swim- 

 ming in Hamilton "Water, March 22nd, 1848, and killed by 

 Mr. F. Trimmingham, with a stick, and is now in my collection. 



Snow GtoosE {Anser hyperboreus). On the 19th of Octo- 

 ber, 1848, Mr. Hodgson Smith shot two of these birds, in 

 their young plumage, at Eiddle's Bay ; but, imfortunately 

 for the eitds of science, they furnished the dinner-table 

 iostead of the cabinet. 



The Shoveller DtrcK (J.«as cZjrpeato). A single female 

 specimen was shot, in December, 1844, by Mr. C. B. Fozard. 



GrADWALL (A. strepera). Mr. Huidis kindly favoured me 

 with the following notice on this bird : "A female specimen 

 was purchased from Astwood, the Salt Kettle ferryman, on 

 the 20th of December, 1849 ; it recovered from its wounds, 

 became quite domestic, and associated with some 'tame 

 ducks. During the year, 1850, it laid' four nests of eggs, 

 small in size, and numbering from twelve to sixteen each 

 time. She was a determined sitter, but her eggs were 

 always bad, and had to be destroyed. In May, 1851, this 

 duck suddenly disappeared, and is supposed to have been 

 stolen from an adjoining marsL I closely studied the 

 character and habits of this duck, whilst in my possession ; 

 and as there cannot be any doubt of its being the female 

 gadwaU, I have added it to the list of birds found in 



