YELLOW-BILLED DIVER. 
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the remark made above, that it is chiefly immature birds 
which are obtained. 
Mr. Willett records one caught alive on the river at 
Newport a few years back. 
282. Colymbus adamsi, Tellow- billed Diver. 
An accidental visitor. 
The Rev. Canon S. G. Scott, Rector of Havant, has a 
specimen which was obtained in Emsworth Harbour, in 
the winter of 1895-6. 
It is a native of Arctic America and Asia. 
283. Colymbus arcticus. Black-throated Diver. 
An occasional winter visitor to the coast. 
A beautiful male specimen was shot at Rooksbury 
Park, near Wickham, on January 9th, 1867^ ; but it is of 
exceptional occurrence inland. 
Mr. Hart has a specimen in his collection, in summer 
plumage, procured in 1874, and another, in winter plumage, 
obtained in February, 1888. 
In the Isle of Wight, More 2 says it has been shot 
several times in Bembridge and other localities ; but Dr. 
Cowper 3 says it is distinctly rare, though it used to occur 
in Brading Harbour before it was reclaimed. 
* Arthur Crichton. " Zoologist. 
= " Birds of the Isle of V^ight." 
3 "Hants Court Guide." 
1867. 
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