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steads. This I learn from Captain Johnson, who well remem- 

 bers seeing the birds flying about the river. Of specimens that 

 I have examined, the earliest is an adult killed in December 

 1879, at Edenhall, where it is preserved. Mr. Eaine has a 

 second adult, killed in the same neighbourhood a little later. 

 Mr. W. Duckworth observed a Swan of this species alight upon 

 the frozen surface of Monkhill Lough on November 23, 1884. 

 Three years later, on December 31, 1887, a single bird in very 

 poor condition was shot near Skinburness by a fisherman. This 

 was eaten by his family. A herd of Bewick's Swans visited 

 Ulleswater a short time afterwards, as described in the following 

 ' Extract from the Note-Book of W. H. Parkin, Esq.,' kindly 

 supplied through Mr. Edward Tandy: ' Jany. 2nd, 1888. — Saw 

 three Swans opposite Terrace. W. H. Parkin, Junr., and I went 

 after them, got a long shot — no result ; followed them up to 

 Glencoine. Did not get a shot. They lit again opposite Sand- 

 wike Beckfoot. W. H. Parkin, Junr., did not see them next 

 day. Janry. 4th. — Saw 1 5 in Eampsbeck Bay ; fired two long 

 shots at them. They rose and lit again just opposite Beauthorn. 

 W. Parkin, Junr., fired rook rifle at them. No result. They flew 

 up the lake. So rough and stormy, he could not see any more of 

 them. They were seen next day at Patterdale on the land, and 

 were shot at. Janry. 7th. — W. F. Winn and I went all round 

 the Lake, but could not see anything of them. When seen at 

 Patterdale there were 20 of them. Here last seen on Thursday 

 evening, flying over the hills in the direction of Wythburn. 

 Jan. 2 3rd. — I and S. W. L. Sanderson went up to Brotherswater, 

 hearing that 4 Swans were there. We each shot one and 

 wounded another, which my keeper killed next day in Table 

 Bay, Ulleswater. Eespective weights are : 12 lbs., 1 2 lbs., 

 10 lbs.' 



* I may add to the above, that the birds were very shy, but 

 did not take flight till shot at ; and it was only with patient 

 stalking and waiting that we got near them on the 23rd inst. 

 The 4th bird was not seen again.' I examined one of these 

 birds, and another killed during the same month on the decoy 

 pond at Lowther, Westmorland. 



On the 25th of December 1888 Bryson fell in with three 



