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September 17th, 1832, I observed five off Rame 
Head. 
Colymbus arcticus.— Black-throated diver. Very 
rare. 
Colymbus septentrionalis.— Red-throated diver. 
Not uncommon. Chiefly in winter, but on August 
1st, 1833, I received a fine one shot off Turn- 
chapel. 
Sterna Boysii .—Sandwich tern. Very rare. 
Stemaliirundo Common tern , Sea swallowT 
Common towards winter, and in greatest plenty 
after storms, when they arrive in our estuaries in an 
exhausted state, and stay many days eating offal 
on the shores, and plunging on small fry from a 
great height. 
Sterna minuta .—Lesser tern . Uncommon. 
Sterna fissipes .—Black tern. Rare. 
Sterna arctica .—Arctic tern. Very rare. 
Larus cataractes .—Skua gull. Obtained occa¬ 
sionally in winter. Six w^ere shot in the harbour 
in September and October, 1831. (Mr. Gosling.) 
Larus parasiticus .—Arctic jager. One shot at 
the Mewstone, in October, 1833. 
Larus ridibundus.— Black-headed gull. Rare in 
summer, but common in winter. One was shot at 
Orestonin March, 1835. “Maddrick gull” vulgo. 
Larus marinus .—Greater black-hacked gull, or 
“ Saddle back.” Obtained in winter, but are not 
common. In severe weather they will approach 
close to the houses of sea-side villages. In 1832 one 
was shot in the Sound, which measured across the 
wings 6 feet 8 inches. 
Larus fuscus .—Lesser saddle-back gull. Com¬ 
mon, and particularly in winter. 
Larus tridactylus.— Kittiwake. Very common 
in winter, rarer in summer. 
Larus canus .—Sea mew. Common in large 
flocks about sea-side fields, and often miles inland. 
