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Tringa maritlma {Purple or Rock Trinrja), coriirrion. 
Tringa subarquata (Curleiu Tringa), rare. 
Tringa minuta {Minute Tringa)^ occasional. 
Tringa Temminckii (TemmincJc's Tringa), rare. 
Strepsilas interpres (Turnstone), occasional. 
Numenius arquata (Common Curlew), common. 
Numenius phseopus ( V/'Jiimhrel), occasional. 
Vanellus cristatus [Lapwing), common. 
Squatarola pluvialis {Golden Plover), common. 
Charadrius morinellus {Dotterel), rare. Siiot on the Thrumster Moors, 
on a bare high, hill, 
^Charadrius hiaticula {Pang Dotterel), common. 
Arenaria calidris {Sanderling) rare. 
Haematopus ostralegus {Oyster- CoAcher) common. 
Rallus aquaticus {Water Rail), common. 
Grex pratensis {Meadow or Corn Crake), common. 
Crex porzana {Spotted CraJce), rare. 
Crex Baillonii {Baillon''s CraJce), very rare. 
Gallinula chloropus {Common (Tollinide or Water Hen), common. 
Specimens have been kept by Osborne. They were very tame, 
and mixed freely with the poultry. 
Fulica atra {Common Coot), common. The same remarks apply to the 
coot. 
Natatorhs. — {Fifth Order.) 
Anser segetum {Bean Goose), rare. 
Anser ferus {Grey Lag Goose), common, breeds, 
Auser erythropus {Wliite 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, 
Querqaedula acuta (Common Pintail), occasional. 
Ohauliodus 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 bistrionica (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-hreasted 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 
