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BIRDS. 
Podiceps cornutus.— Horned grebe. Not un¬ 
common. Winter. 
Podiceps rubricollis.— Red-necked grebe. Rare. 
Winter chiefly. 
Podiceps minor.— Little grebe , or Dabchick. 
Common. Breeds here, and frequents the estuaries 
much during winter. 
PALMIPEDES. 
Recurvirostra Avocetta.- Avocet. Obtained 
occasionally. 
Alca arctica.— Puffin, or Sea 'parrot . Rare. 
Visits the Channel in winter. Breeds on Lundy 
Island in North Devon. Perhaps also breeds in 
South Devon, as a very young bird has been cap¬ 
tured here. 
Alca torda.— Razor-bill , or “ Murre .” Rather 
common in winter. Rare in spring and summer. 
I procured one on February 7th, 1834, and several 
were shot in May, 1834. 
Alca alle.— Little auk. Very rare. Has been 
seen on the Lara. Teignmouth. (Turton and 
Kingston.) 
Uria Troile.— Foolish guillemot , or “ Murrey 
Common. I obtained a young bird July 23rd, 1830, 
from Oreston. 
Uria Grylle.— Black guillemot. Rare. Has been 
shot in the Sound in winter. 
Colymbus glacialis.— Northern diver. Obtained 
mostly in the immature state during winter, but a 
mature one was shot on the Exe in May, 1829. 
(Moore’s Catalogue.) One was captured in Cornwall 
in February, and one was taken in Bigbury Bay in 
June, 1838, in full plumage. It was chased a 
long time by two watermen, and at last became so 
stupified by such incessant diving as to suffer itself 
to be secured alive, after a blow from a paddle. On 
