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 BIRDS ferent parts of south Derbyshire, in defiance of the law, between June, 1900, and June, 1901, it is almost hopeless to expect any extension at present. As a winter visitor it has occurred in many parts of the county where ponds or reservoirs exist. 226. Red-necked Grebe. Podicipes griseigena (Boddaert). One was shot on the Derwent near Derby (Zoo/. 1844, p. 577) ; another on the Trent between Burton and Stapenhill in April, 1849 (Zoo/. 1850, p. 2706), and a third was shot on a brook near Chapel-en-le-Frith about 1887 (Naturalist, Oct. 1897). 227. Slavonian or Horned Grebe. Podicipes auritus (Linn.). One shot on the Trent at Newton Solney in 1860 (Nat. Hist, of Tutbury, p. 109). Another was shot on the pond at Allestree and received by A. S. Hutchinson for pre- servation on November 28, 1898 (Zoo/. 1900, p. 428). 228. Black-necked or Eared Grebe. Podicipes nigricollis, C. L. Brehm. Mentioned by Glover and Harley as found sometimes on the Trent, but no data are given. One was however shot on the Der- went at Draycott in 1860 (Birds of Derbyshire, p. 22 1). 229. Little Grebe. Podicipes fluviatilis (Tun- stall). Locally, Dipper, Dabchick. Fairly common in those districts where ponds and still reaches are available for breed- ing purposes. In winter ponds are deserted for the open water of the larger rivers, and in severe weather many resort to the sea coast. The eggs are often washed out by floods, and when fresh may be found lying on the bottom not far from the nest. 230. Storm-Petrel. Proctllaria pelagka, Linn. Exhausted birds are occasionally picked up, usually in south Derbyshire. Sir O. Mosley and Messrs. E. Brown and J. J. Briggs con- firm this, but give no particulars. Whitlock mentions two, one taken alive on Hopton Moor and the other found dead at Winshill (Birds of Derbyshire, p. 234). One was shot at Kniveton about 1885, and another was picked up dead on December u, 1886, at Ashbourne after having been seen flying over a pond in the morning. In the Naturalist for October, 1897, Mr. C. Oldham says one was picked up exhausted on the line at Combs near Chapel-en-le-Frith in the winter of 1893-4. 23 1 . Leach's Fork-tailed Petrel. Oceanodroma leucorrhoa (Vieillot). Mr. E. Brown mentions one obtained near Burton some years ago (Nat. Hist, of Tutbury, p. ill; another was picked up alive at Draycott in November, 1881, and a third caught in Markeaton Park by a dog on November 29, 1882. Two were seen and one shot on the canal at Awsworth on the borders of Nottingham at Christmas, 1888 (Birds of Derbyshire, p. 233). 232. Manx Shearwater. Puffinus anglorum (Temminck). About eight instances of the occurrence of this bird are mentioned by F. B. Whitlock, all from the south of the county, and mostly captured in the month of September between the years 1879-92. In the latter year one was taken alive in Burton, and another re- ceived from Findern (Birds of Derbyshire, p. 232). About 1894 or 1895 one was killed at Kniveton near Ashbourne. 233. Fulmar. Fulmarus glacialis (Linn.). One was shot near Melbourne Pool on October 25, 1847 (Zoo/, p. 2951). No other instance of its occurrence is on record. 149