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Tringa maritima {Purple or RocJc Tringa), common. 

 Tringa subarquata (Curleiv Tringa), rare. 

 Tringa minuta (Minute Tringa), occasional. 

 Tringa Temminckii (TemmincFs Tringa), rare. 

 Strepsilas interpres (Turnstone), occasional. 

 Numenius arquata (Common Curlew), common. 

 Numenius phaeopus (Wliimbrel), occasional. 

 Vanellus cristatus (Lapwing), common. 

 Squatarola pluvialis (Golden Plover), common. 



Charadrius morinellus (Dotterel), rare. Shot on the Thrumster Moors, 

 on a bare high hill. 

 "^Charadrius hiaticula (Ring Dotterel), common. 

 Arenaria calidris (Sander Ling) rare. 

 Hasmatopus ostralegus (Oyster-Catcher) common. 

 Rallus aquaticus (Water Rail), common. 

 Crex pratensis (Meadow or Corn Crake), common. 

 Crex porzana (Spotted Crake), rare. 

 Crex Baillonii (Baillon's Crake), very rare. 



Gallinula chloropus (Common Gallinule or Water Tien), common. 



Specimens have been kept by Mr Osborne. They were very tame, 



and mixed freely with the poultry. 

 Fulica atra (Common Coot), common. The same remarks apply to the 



coot. 



Natatoe.es. — (Fifth Order.) 



Anser segetum (Bean Goose), rare. 



Anser ferus (Grey Lag Goose), common, breeds. 



Anser erythropus (White-fronted Goose), common. 



Anser leucopsis (Bernicle Goose), rare. 



Anser brenta (Brent Goose), rare. 



Anser ruficollis (Red-breasted Goose), very rare. , 



Cygnus ferus (Hooper or Wild Swan), occasional. 



Tadorna Belonii (Common Sheldrake), occasional. 



Tadorna rutila (Ruddy or Casarka Sheldrake), very rare. 



Anas boschas (Common Wild Duck or Mallard), common. 



Querquedula crecca (Common Teal) , common. 



Querquedula acuta (Common Pintail), occasional. 



Chauliodus strepera (Gadioall), rare. 



Anas clypeata (Common Shoveller), rare. 



Mareca penelope (Common Wigeon), common. 



Fuligula Gesnerii (Scaup Pochard), common. 



Fuligula cristata (Tufted Pochard), occasional. 



Fuligula ferina (Red-headed Pochard), common. 



Clangula vulgaris (Common Golden-eye Garrot), common. 



Clangula hisfcrionica (Harlequin Garrot), rare. 



Harelda glacialis (Long-tailed or Northern Hareld), common. 



Oidemia perspicillata (Surf Scoter), occasional. 



Oidemia fusca (Velvet Scoter), occasional. 



Oidemia nigra (Black Scoter), occasional. 



Somateria molissima (Common Eider), rare. 



Mergus albellus (Smew or White Nun), rare. 



Mergus merganser (Goosander), occasional. 



Mergus serrator (Red-breasted Merganser), rare. 



Mergus cucullatus (Hooded Merganser), very rare. 



Colymbus glacialis (Great Northern Diver), common. A year or two 

 ago, a specimen was obtained, which had first been seized by the fish 

 known as the " angler," or " fishing-frog." Both fish and bird 



