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Common Coot. 
Fulica atra^ Linn. 
Charadriidce,. 
Golden Plover. 
Charadrius pluvialis^ Linn. 
Ringed Plover. 
^gialitis hiaticula^ Linn. 
Lapwing. 
Vanellus vulgaris^ Bechst. 
Oystercatcher. 
H(Ematopus ostralegus^ Linn, 
Scolopaddce. 
Woodcock. 
Scolopax riisticola^ Linn. 
^Solitary or Great Snipe. 
Gallinago niajor^ Gmel. 
Common Snipe. 
Gallinago coelestis^ Frenzel. 
Jack Snipe. 
Gallinago gallinula, Linn. 
Dunlin. 
Tringa alpina^ Linn. 
Pygmy Curlew. 
Tringa subarquata^ Giild. 
Knot. 
Tringa canutiis^ Linn. 
Ruff. 
Machetes piig7iax, Linn. 
Common Sandpiper. 
Totanns hypoleucus^ Linn. 
*Green Sandpiper. 
Totanns ochropiis^ Linn. 
Common Redshank. 
Totanns calidris^ Linn. 
Greenshank. 
Totanns canescens, Gmel. 
Bar-Tailed God wit. 
Limosa lapponica^ Linn. 
Common Curlew. 
Niinienins arqnata^ Linn. 
Lari doe. 
Common Tern. 
Sterna flnviatilis^ Naum. 
Black-Headed Gull. 
Larns ridibwidus^ Linn. 
Common Gull. 
Larns canus^ Linn. 
Herring-Gull. 
Larns argentatus^ Gmel. 
Lesser Black-Backed Gull. 
Larns fuscus^ Linn. 
Greater Black-Backed Gull. 
Larns marinus^ Linn. 
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I Kittiwake. 
Rissa tridactyla^ Linn. 
■^^'Richardson’s Skua. 
Stercorarins crepidatus^ Banks, 
AlcidcB. 
■^Razorbill. 
Alca torda^ Linn. 
■^Common Guillemot. 
Loniida troile^ Linn. 
*Little Auk. 
Mergnlns alle^ Linn. 
■^Puffin. 
Fratercnla arctica^ Linn. 
Colymbidoe. 
Black-Throated Diver. 
Colynibns arcticns^ Linn. 
Red-Throated Diver. 
Colymbns septentrionalis^ Linn. 
PodicipedidcB. 
■^Red-Necked Grebe. 
Podiceps griseigena^ Bodd. 
’ Sclavonian Grebe. 
I Podiceps auritus^ Linn. 
' Little Grebe. 
' Podiceps plnviatilis^ Tunstall. 
The following are aliens which have 
occurred once, as mentioned in the 
paper, viz. :— 
Black-Throated Thrush. 
Turdns atrigularis^ Temm. 
Green-Backed Gallinule. 
Porpliyrio smaragdonotns, Temm. 
