DIPPER. 
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Family — Cinclidce. 
Genus — Cinclus. 
34. Cinclus aquatiais. Dipper. 
An accidental visitor. 
In White's twentieth letter to Pennant, dated Oct. 3rd, 
1768, he wrote that he was " persuaded from the accounts 
of two or three people that the Siurmts chichis is some- 
times seen in these parts, but more frequently round 
Lewes, in Sussex." 
This paragraph was omitted from the published copies 
until Dr. Bowdler Sharpe restored it in his edition of 
1900. 
It was not until the year 1786 that White's supposition 
was proved correct. In his MS. journal, under April 
20th of that year, he made the following entry : — 
" Young George Tanner shot a water ouzel, Merula 
aquatica, near James Knight's ponds. This is the first 
bird of that sort that was ever observed in this parish. 
This bird, being only pinioned, was caught alive, and put 
into a cage, to which it soon became reconciled, and is fed 
with woodlice and small snails." 
"May 12. The water ouzel is living and recovered of 
its wound." 
A specimen was found at Emsworth, in January, 1808, 
and another at Hayling, in 1835. (Longcroft.) 
There are three specimens in the Winchester College 
collection, from Avington, 1878, and Worthy, 1878. 
A female was shot at St. Cross, on November 28th, 1892 
(Davies),! and another was killed on Chilbolton Down, in 
September, 1893 (Davies).^ 
'"Zoologist." January, 1893. ^"Zoologist.'" August, 1894. 
