LARIDÆ.--Black Tern, _Hydrochelidon nigra_, often occurs in spring and autumn. Sandwich Tern, _Sterna cantiaca_, occasional visitor; more frequently observed towards autumn. Common Tern, _Sterna fluviatilis_, often observed during spring and autumn migration; chiefly birds of the year during the latter period. Arctic Tern, _S. macrura_, the same remarks apply to this species as to _S. fluviatilis_. Sabine’s Gull, _Xema sabinii_, once occurred near Coleshill, in October, 1883. Black-headed Gull, _Larus ridibundus_, not rare; frequently met with during spring on some of the large reservoirs. Lesser Black-backed Gull, _Larus fuscus_, rare; has been shot at Bromsgrove and Handsworth. Great Black-backed Gull, _L. marinus_, once occurred at Shustoke, September 20th, 1874. Large Gulls are often observed passing over, which probably belong to this species. Common Gull, _L. canus_, rare, has been shot near Alcester. Kittiwake Gull, _Rissa tridactyla_, rare; occasionally seen during winter. Pomatorhine Skua, _Stercorarius pomatorhinus_, very rare; considering the unusual number of Skuas that appeared during the autumn of 1879, it is rather surprising that more examples were not noticed in this district, very few being shot. Buffon’s Skua, _S. parasiticus_; an immature bird was shot on Lichfield Racecourse in October 1874. TUBINARES. PROCELLARIIDÆ.--Manx Shearwater, _Puffinus anglorum_; an immature bird was picked up exhausted in the Chandos road in this town, September 5th, 1880. Forked-tailed Petrel, _Cymochorea leucorrhoa_, very rare. One picked up September 4th, 1883, dead in a yard, in Guildford street in this town, and subsequently recorded in the local papers as _Procellaria pelagica_. Stormy Petrel, _P. pelagica_, has occurred too many times to particularize each instance. PYGOPODES. ALCIDÆ.--Little Auk, _Mergulus alle_, very rare; several instances are on record of its occurrence in the district, one was obtained in November, 1863. Puffin, _Fratercula arctica_; one picked up in Broad street in this town, in an exhausted condition, 1884. COLYMBIDÆ.--Great Northern Diver, _Colymbus glacialis_, very rare; one was obtained at Tipton, January 8th, 1877. PODICIPEDIDÆ.--Great crested Grebe, _Podiceps cristatus_, generally distributed throughout the district, and far from rare; breeds regularly at Sutton Coldfield, Little Aston, and Barnt Green. Sclavonian Grebe, _P. auritus_; one shot at Sutton Coldfield, in December, 1868. Little Grebe, _P. fluviatilis_, not rare; breeds sparingly in suitable localities; small flocks or families are often observed during the autumn and winter, especially on the river Tame. STEGANOPODES. PELECANIDÆ.--Common Cormorant, _Phalacrocorax carbo_, a rare occasional visitor. Shag, _P. graculus_, very rare; has occurred twice in the neighbourhood of King’s Norton, also near Tamworth. The Gannet, _Sula bassana_, one taken exhausted in a field of potatoes near Tamworth. HERODIONES.