THE 
PURPLE MARTIN. 
(Progne purpurea.) 
The Purple Martin. 
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This North American species is said to have been shot 
on one occasion near Kingstown in Ireland, in 1839 or 1840, 
and the specimen is in the Dublin Museum. 
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THE 
AMERICAN 
DARTER. 
(Plotus anhinga.) 
Professor 
Newton (‘ Die. 
tionary of 
Birds,’ p. 882) 
calls attention 
to the fact that a Darter has 
been shot in England, though 
the occurrence has been omitted 
by most writers on British Orni- 
thology, myself among the 
number. In the ‘ Zoologist ’ 
for 1852 (pp. 3601, 3654), the 
Rev. A. C. Smith states that a 
specimen of a Darter was shot 
near Poole, in Dorsetshire, in 
June, 1851, by a young man 
named Cripps. I quite agree 
with Professor Newton that 
the record of the capture of 
this American bird in British 
waters is quite as well-estab- 
lished as many other instances 
of occasional visitors. 
The Darter is distinguished 
by its long neck and serrated 
It has otherwise the appearance of a 
The American Darter. 
bill, as well as by the curious ribbed tail. 
Cormorant. 
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THE 
TRUMPETER SWAN. 
( Cygnus buccinator.) 
A young Swan was shot near Aldeburgh in October, 
1866. It is believed to be an immature bird of the American 
Trumpeter Swan, and has been so identified by Professor 
Newton. As the species is often kept in confinement in 
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