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Egyptian Goose. 



I saw some in October, 1866, which had been shot at 

 Tees-mouth. They have been recorded (ZooL, ss. 525)- 

 Whether they were " escapes " I know not, but one which 

 I examined in the flesh presented no signs of domestication. 

 They struck me as being a sedentary bird in Egypt. 



Nyroca Duck. 



Mr. Rudd records a specimen at Coatham (ZooL, 2773). 

 This Duck has several EngHsh names, but it is perhaps 

 most generally known as the Nyroca or White-eyed Duck. 



White-winged Tern. 



A specimen in Mr. Hancock's collection was shot at 

 Tees-mouth (op. cit., p. 144). 



Pelican. 



The last on my list is the Pelican which Canon Tristram 

 found dead upon the shore (Zool., 5321). It is conjectured 

 that it may have died on board some passing vessel. It 

 was Pelecanns onocvotalus, so far as Canon Tristram could 

 judge from a specimen minus its head. 



