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day ; and on the 25tli a great many came in dming the night, 

 and left in the morning. On Dec. 25th we have the same retm-n 

 as on Nov. 21st ; and Dec. 28th, 10 a.m., strong W.S.W. hreeze, 

 a great many came during the night. At Godrevy they are 

 reported to he generally seen about. 



Cormorant, Phalacrocorax. — At Bull Point, Dec. 21st, light 

 S.S.W. breeze, one (species not identified) flying W., and low to 

 the water. Mr. Roberts reports that, at Bideford, '' a few Shags 

 visit to feed on the mussel-beds all the winter"; and, at 

 Godrevy, Mr. Trahair says, "the Cormorant, or Shag and Large 

 Gull(?), resort all the year round." At Trevore Head they are 

 reported as residents of the cliffs all the year round. 



Gannet, Sida hassana. — At Morecambe Bay, earliest notice 

 Aug. 26th, one flying N.N.W. before a mod. E.S.E. breeze. At 

 S. Stack, during August and September, a great many were seen 

 passing from N.E. to S.W. At Caernarvon Bay, Sept. 9th, fresh 

 S.E. breeze, two flying S. ; and on 11th, mod. W. by S. breeze, 

 two flying S. ; 25th, one flying W.S.W., mod. S.W. breeze : these 

 occurrences noted about 10 a.m. in clear w^eather. At Helwick, 

 Sept. 19th, 6.30 a.m., one male flying W., fresh W.N.W. breeze. 

 At Sevenstones, Sept. 28th, light E.S.E. breeze, gloomy, eight, 

 mixed, flying to N.E. At Helwick, Oct. 4th, 6.40 a.m., fresh 

 E.S.E. breeze, gloomy, two flying S. to N.E. No further 

 occurrences are reported till Nov. 20th, when, at Scarweather, 

 two passed up S.E., mod. N.E. breeze; and on 21st, with S.E. 

 breeze, four passed S.E.; 27th, strong W. breeze, seven passed 

 in different directions ; Dec. 6th, two passed N.E., mod. W.N.W. 

 breeze ; 12th, four N.E., a fresh W.N.W. breeze. These instances 

 all occurred in the daytime. Mr. Trahair reports that, at 

 Godrevy, " from middle of December to middle of January 

 several about, not flying in any particular direction"; and, 

 again, " a great number of sprats about, — the Gannets appear to 

 be after them, — more so than on the coast, through the influence 

 of the weather." 



Tern, Sterna (? sp.). — At Air, Oct. 12th, a large quantity of 

 Sea Swallows seen, mod. N.E. breeze, gloomy, clear; the same 

 on Oct. 12th, gentle E. breeze. 



Gull, Lams argentatus, L. caniis, L. triclactylus. — From 

 S. Stackwe hear that, on Aug. 10th, Gulls left after breeding. At 

 Bideford, Sept. 1st, hundreds of common Gulls are reported as 



