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colony of Herring-Gulls were nesting on the cliffs 

 almost within gunshot of the Cod Rock, and afforded 

 us every opportunity for comparing their flight, cries, 

 and general habits with those of the present species. 

 The Kittiwakes roosted in hundreds on some small 

 rocks justto the westward of the entrance to Dartmouth, 

 harbour, occupying every ledge and cranny, whilst 

 the summits were fringed with rows of Cormorants. 

 The editor of the 4th edition of ' Yarrell ' gives 

 a most lamentable account of the slaughter of 

 Kittiwakes at and about Lundy Island (where they 

 breed in great numbers) to supply the demand for 

 feathers for the hats of women ; I have good reason 

 to hope and believe that the craze that caused this 

 butchery of perfectly innocent and beautiful birds is 

 now on the wane, although, as the writer remarks, 

 any season may see it revived. I can only strongly 

 recommend to any ladies who may honour me by 

 reading these notes a careful perusal of page 653 

 of the 3rd volume of the edition above mentioned, 

 that they may form some idea of the hideous 

 barbarities that are committed in the cause of 

 " Fashion." The Kittiwake abounds on the northern 

 and western coasts of Spain during the winter, but 

 in my experience is uncommon in the Mediteiranean. 



210. 7C0MM0N SKUA. 



Stercorarius catarrhactes ? 



In the 'Zoologist' for 1879 at p. 490, Mr. O. V. 

 Aplin records the capture of a ' Common ' Skua at 

 Eydon about Oct. 1 5 of the year above referred to ; 

 but this gentleman has recently informed me that he 



