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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Kingfisher near Aberdeen. ? The most interesting ornithological event here is the recent acquisition of a Kingfisher (Aleedo ispida) on the Don, a few miles inland from Aberdeen. A second specimen was picked up in a starving condition about twenty-five miles inland, at the watercourse of Moutgarrie grain-mills, Alford, Aberdeenshire.? W. Wilson (Alford, Aberdeen, N.B.). Shoveler in Herts.?A female specimen of the Shoveler (Spatula tlypeata) was shot on a pond near here, in company with some ordinary ducks, on Dec. 2nd last; it was in splendid condition. As far as I can gather, this is the first time the species has been recorded from Herts. The bird was given to me, and sent to Messrs. Watldns and Doncaster for preservation.?Henby Jennings (42, Marlowes, Kernel Hempstead, Herts). King-Eider in Fifeshire.?A male King-Eider (Somateria spectabilis) was shot on a moor in Fifeshire on June 15th, 1899. It was in company with Common Eiders, which breed on the moor in considerable numbers. I saw the bird the day after it was shot.?Bernard B. Riviere (82, Finchley Koad, N.W.). Red Grouse in Surrey. ? Can any reader tell me whether Bed Grouse have ever been turned down in Surrey besides those mentioned in Bucknill's ' Birds of Surrey, ' viz. by the Duke of Gloucester in 1829, and by Colonel Chaloner at the beginning of last century ? The reason I ask, is that an old inhabitant of Chobham, in Surrey, told me, with many particulars, that he had once seen some on Chobham Common some thirty years ago. If none have been turned down since 1829, he must surely have made a mistake, as otherwise they would have been noticed by other people between 1829 and 1870. He knows the difference between Bed Grouse and Black Grouse, which he has also seen on Chobham Common, but which, I think, are now ..
| ISBN-13 | 9780217421515 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217421512 |
| Weight | 1.56 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.08 In |
| List Price | $26.44 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 486 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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