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between Lambholm and the mainland, where they could always be seen, if it was calm enough, floating with the tide east or west, according to whether it was ebbing or flowing. A good many were also seen off the east coast. They were all in the speckled black and white plumage, no wholly black ones being seen. The stomachs of the two examined contained the remains of small crabs.
Slavonian Grebe? (Podicipes auritus).—Two Grebes were seen on the loch at St. Mary's Holm on Oct. 15th; they were too large for Dabchicks, and so were probably of this species. They did not come near enough the shore to enable me to see the shape of the bill.
Little Grebe (Podicipes fluviatilis).—There were two pairs of these birds on the loch at St. Mary's Holm.
