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mature, was shot by Mr. J. Duncan on Whitley Sands on Sept. 
24th, 1896, and is now in Mr. Coxon’s collection. The year of 
the second occurrence was that of the great invasion of this 
species along the British coast. 
RazorBitL (Alea torda).—An occasional winter and early 
spring visitant. 
Common GuiLLemot (Uria troile).—A winter and early spring 
visitor of fairly common occurrence. Several specimens of the 
variety, the Ringed Guillemot (U. lacrymans), have been shot 
near St. Mary’s Island and off Whitley Sands. This and the 
preceding species, as well as the Shag, go by the name of 
‘* Divers’? among the less versed of the fishermen, and thus 
much confusion is apt to arise, especially with reference to the 
Divers proper which go by the same name. 
Buack Gurinuemot (U. grylle).— A rare winter visitant, of 
which I have but two records. Mr. C. M. Adamson, in his 
‘Scraps about Birds,’ mentions a young bird which was shot 
near Cullercoats in October, 1886. A second, Mr. J. Wright 
informs me, was shot at Whitley in 1905, and passed through 
his hands. 
Lirtte Aux (Mergulus alle).—An occasional winter visitor of 
irregular occurrence. Mr. Hancock, in his ‘ Catalogue of North- 
umberland and Durham Birds,’ mentions that in November, 
1841, large numbers passed along the coast, and many were 
procured. A similar occurrence took place in January, 1895, 
when many were picked up along the coast during the very 
severe gales we had during that month. They had been over- 
whelmed by the force of the storm. This large influx of these 
birds was observed all along the coast, and several hundreds 
were taken, as is mentioned by Howard Saunders in his 
‘Manual.’ The winter of 1910-1911 was also notable for a 
visitation of numbers of these birds all along the north-east 
coast. About twenty examples were picked up in this district, 
and many of them were lying in the fields inland in such an 
exhausted condition that they were totally unable to escape, and 
were easily caught. This occurred during the last week in 
December and the first in January, and the gales were heavy at 
the time. When they have settled on the level fields these birds 
have great difficulty in rising, because they cannot use their feet 
