50 Mr. MarkwickV Catalogue of Birds, &c. 



in weight and fizc to Mr. Latham's defcription ; their bill and legs 

 were of a paler colour than he defcribes them to be, and when 

 drefled, their flefh was tender and well-flavoured. 



No. 167.-— The Scaup Duck. Anas Marila. 



Thefe birds frequent our fea-coail in hard winters. On the 27th 



of January 1795 my fervant, in company with another perfon, fired 



amongft a flock of thefe birds confifting of near an hundred : he 



brought me a male and female ; the latter proved to be the Anas 



fr&nata of Dr. Sparman's Mufeum Carlfonianum. 



No. 168. — The Shieldrake. Anas Tadorna. 



This bird is found on our coaft both in winter and fummer : that 

 it breeds here I am confident, having frequently feen a pair of old 

 ones, and alfo a brood of young ones taken at Bexhill. 



I beg leave to lay before the Society a Continuation of my Tables 

 of the Appearance and Difappearance of certain Birds. 



A TABLE 



