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lk.Ki)-TiiROATEn Diver, lirst noticed off the coast each year 
about the middle of September. On October 1st, 1880, we witnessed 
an interesting spectacle in the migration of vast numbers of tliis 
species along the coast passing S. E. For nearly four liours they 
Avere passing, single birds and small parties up to ten or twelve in 
number, in an almost constant stream, at something like a quarter of 
a mile from shore, and rather more than a gunshot high. Onlv one 
bird was secured, and this had a perfect rod throat. 
'J'euns. 
Lesser Terx. In 1880 wo were too late for tliis species. A few 
immature birds, liowever, remained in tlie district up to the 11th 
Se[)tcmber. 
lliis year, during the first week of August, I liad the pleasure, for 
the first time, of seeing these birds in abundance. Once, I may safely 
say, I observed two hundred in company; and on another occasion 
came upon seventy or eighty resting on the beach, and packed so 
closely together, as to appear at a distance one white mass. Up to 
the 10th of the month old birds wore frequently observed carrying 
fish in their bills, and had doubtless young which still required to 
be fed. The last specimen was seen on 29th August. 
CoMMox AXD Arctic. It would appear that the one replaces the 
other to a certain e.xtent ; for, at the beginning of last August, I 
found the former out-numbering the latter quite in the proportion 
of twenty to one, whilst at the end of the month, and in September, 
my brother noticed the proportion more than reversed, the Common 
species being in fact quite scarce. 
Llacic Ierx. Apparently uncommon. Four were seen on the 
10th August last, one on the 11th, and an adult (black) bird on 
the 27th. All the others were in the grey-and-white plumage. 
Skua. One or more of these birds (species undetermined) were 
engaged almost daily among the Gulls and Terns at the mouth of 
the harbour in September, 1880. This year they were more 
numerous and appeared earlier, viz., 29th August. 3Iy brother 
obtained two Richardson’s on the 7th September, one a light and 
the other a very dark brown. 
SiiEARWATEa On the three occasions we took a sailing boat in 
September, 1880, two or three of these birds were met Avith at from 
a half to two miles from shore. They never, however, came Avithin 
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