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crouching on the ground to get shelter from the tempest of wind 

 and rain. Great numbers of Skuas passed Flamborough in 

 September ; on Oct. 4th, four Richardson's Skuas were seen off 

 Yarmouth ; and on Nov. 23rd, at Southsand Head l.v., great 

 numbers ("Bonxie's and chasers") with Gannets. 



Petrels, Procellariid^ . — During the gale on Oct. 14th, several 

 Storm Petrels seen coming past Redcar from the north ; they 

 also occurred from Aug. 10th to Nov. 20th at several stations, 

 not unfrequently striking the lanterns of lighthouses and light- 

 vessels on clear as well as on foggy nights. The Fork-tailed 

 Petrel {P. leucorrhoa) occurred at various stations, both on the 

 coast and inland, between Oct. 24th and Nov. 28th, one at 

 Heligoland, in December, being only the second obtained during 

 Mr. Gatke's long residence in the island. It is probable that 

 this, being a west coast species, is driven in the autumn by heavy 

 gales right across the island on to our east coast — that is, from 

 N.W. to S.E.; its rarity at Heligoland in the autumn supports 

 this view of the line taken by stragglers occurring inland, 

 and on our east coast after heavy N. and S.W. gales. Puffinus 

 anglorum and P. major passed Flamborough, in September, in 

 considerable numbers. 



Alcidje. — At Flamborough, on April 28th, great numbers of 

 Guillemots arrived dming the day ; and on the 29th the Puffins 

 retm^ned for the season. At the Fame Islands a white Guillemot 

 was seen in June and July. The Guillemots and Puffins left 

 their breeding stations between Aug. 20th and 28th. At Whitby, 

 on Aug. 17th and 21st, very large flocks of Guillemots were seen 

 passing north. 



CoLYMBiD^. — From Aug. 13th to Nov. 8th, at intervals, many 

 Great Northern and Eed-throated Divers seen off Eedcar. At 

 the Inner Fame l.h., from Oct. 5th to 17th, both species 

 common ; two of the former, shot Dec. 8th and 10th, off the 

 Inner Fame Island, weighed 12 and 32J pounds. 



PoDiciPiTiD^. — At the Inner Fame l.h., in February, 1881, 

 an unusual number of Grebes and small Divers were observed. 



General Remarks. 

 The results of the observations taken along the East Coast of 

 England in the spring and autumn of 1881 have been satis- 

 factory ; it is true that, as already mentioned, the returns sent in 



