Scaup Duck. (Anas marila, Lin.)
Tufted Duck. (Anas fuligula, Lin.)
Red-breasted Merganser. (Mergus serrator, Lin.) Known to the fishermen at Christchurch as the “razorbill.”
Great Crested Grebe. (Podiceps cristatus, Lath.) Appears every winter in Christchurch harbour, and may be seen just cresting the waves, as they break under the Barton Cliffs. Mr. Rake informs me that specimens were killed at Breamore, November, 1855, and again, Jan., 1856.
Great Northern Diver. (Colymbus glacialis, Lin.)
Red-Throated Diver. (Colymbus septentrionalis, Lin.) Not so common as the last.
Gannet. (Sula Bassana, Boie.)
Blackheaded Gull. (Larus ridibundus, Lin.)
Kittiwake. (Larus tridactylus, Lath.)
Common Gull. (Larus canus, Lin.)