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On the Common Wren of the Shetland Islauds, 1891, p. 294. 

 The Proportion of Adult and Immature Birds amongst Accidental 

 Visitors to the British Islands, 1893, p. 71. 

 Plumage of White's Thrush, 1893, p. 267. 



At the time of his decease he was engaged upon a monograph 

 of the Thrush family, and a new work on the Eggs of British 

 Birds, with coloured plates, which, we understand, is in the hands 

 of the publishers (Messrs. Pawson & Brailsford, of Sheffield), 

 and may be expected to appear in June next. 



Mr. Seebohm was a Fellow of the Linnean and Zoological 

 Societies, and in 1890 was elected one of the secretaries of the 

 Royal Geographical Society. A member of the British Ornitho- 

 logists' Union since 1873, and of the more recently formed 

 Ornithologists' Club, the latest honour conferred upon him was 

 his election as President of the Hertfordshire Natural History 

 Society. In all these various capacities he was widely known, 

 and as widely esteemed. 



ON the OCCURRENCE of the WHITE -BILLED NORTHERN 

 DIVER, COLYMBUS ADAMSI, IN NORFOLK. 



By A. F. Griffith, M.A. 



Among a considerable number of uncased birds obtained by 

 the late Mr. E. T. Booth, and presented to the Brighton Museum 

 by his widow since his death, is the specimen referred to by 

 Mr. Howard Saunders on p. 695 of his ' Manual of British Birds.' 

 Acting on the hint there given, the specimen has been care- 

 fully compared with others in the British Museum, and there 

 is no doubt as to its identification. It was shot by Mr. Booth 

 on Hickling Broad on December 14th, 1872. 



His note-book for that period is still extant, though unfor- 

 tunately all but three were destroyed after his death. An extract, 

 I feel sure, will be interesting, not only on account of the 

 description it contains of this bird, but also as an example of 

 his method of observing and noting facts. It is a complete copy 

 of the note -book for the eight days from Dec. 9th to 16th : — 



" Dec. 9. Fearful gale from the S.W. Being unable to get 

 on the open broad for the swell, I went all round the rondes, 

 but saw no fowl of any sort. 



