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9.30 a.m., two flying S.E., strong S. breeze. At Scarweather, 

 Nov. lOtli, 4 p.m., fresh N.W. by W. breeze, fom* were seen. 

 There is no return for December. At Nash (E. or high), Jan. 

 2nd, 9.30 a.m., two passed W. ; and on 14th, at noon, five 

 and two Woodcocks passed W., mod. E. breeze. At Hartland 

 Point, Jan. 5th, a few were seen flying E. At Sevenstones, Jan. 

 11th, 4.15 p.m., hght N.N.W. breeze, haze, several flocks passed, 

 flying to westward. 



Shieldrake, Tadorna vulpanser. — At Air, March 21st, 1880, 

 at sunrise, mod. S.E. breeze, clear, about forty-five pairs. Mr. 

 Aveson adds, "they arrive annually for breeding." 



Wild Duck, Anas hoschas, Oidemia nigra. — Eeturns from 

 eleven stations. In some few instances the ''Black Duck," pro- 

 bably the Common Scoter, is separately distinguished, viz. : — 

 At Morecambe Bay, Sept. 5th, 6.15 a.m., five flying W., mod. 

 W.S.W. breeze, mist ; Oct. 1st, 9 a.m., light W. air, gloomy, 

 misty, six flying W.S.W. At Scarweather, Sept. 20th, 6 p.m., 

 fresh N.W. by N. breeze, four were seen; Nov. 25th, 3 p.m., 

 mod. W. gale, two passed up N.E.; 30th, 10 a.m., gentle S. 

 breeze, four were seen. At Burnham, Dec. 21st, 9 a.m., light 

 N.N.W. breeze, flocks of the Black Surf Duck were seen on the 

 water. In the other cases the species are not distinguished. 

 The earliest date given is Sept. 18th, when, at Morecambe Bay, 

 3 p.m., seven Wild Ducks passed E., strong W.N.W. breeze; 

 27th, 7 a.m., six passed N. ; 29th, same hour, three passed W., 

 calm and fog. At Caernarvon, Oct. 6th, strong E.N.E. breeze. 

 Wild Ducks passed N.N.E. At Godrevy, Oct. 8th, fresh E. 

 breeze, clear, two flocks of Ducks and Mallards passed W. during 

 the day ; 10th, 7.15 a.m., wind from same quarter, one flock, 

 S.W. At Nash (E. or high), Oct. 26th, 7 a.m., fresh E. 

 breeze, two passed W". Throughout November the notices are 

 more frequent. At Caernarvon, Nov. 1st, 10.40 p.m., fresh N.W. 

 breeze, hazy, one was killed. At Morecambe Bay, 2nd, 7 a.m., 

 one passed S.E. against a mod. S.E. breeze; slight fog. At 

 Helwick, 4th, 8 a.m., gentle N.E. breeze, two flocks passed from 

 S.W. to N.E. ; 8th, about same hour, one Wild Duck passed to 

 S.W., mod. N.E. and N. breeze. At Morecambe Bay, 9th, same 

 horn-, strong W. by S. breeze, nine passed going N. ; 18th, same 

 hour, fresh E. by N. breeze, four going S. From Lundy, we 

 hear on 18th, 7 and 8 a.m., three Wild Ducks (one male and two 



