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BIEDS OF THE BEISTOL DISTBICT 



G. porzana - Spotted Crake - Summer visitor - rare 

 (Ashton.— C. C. Stapleton.— G. H, 



G. chloropus - Moorhen - Indigenous - common 

 (Ashton; Stapleton: Leigh; Avonmouth; Henbury. 



Genus. Rallus. 



E. aquations - "Water Eail - Indigenous - occasional 



(Ashton; Stapleton.) 



Family. Lobipedid^. 

 Genus. FuUca. 



Indigenous 



F. atra - Coot 



(Near Clevedon. G. H.) 



F. platyrhyncus - Grey Phalarope - "Winter visitor 

 (Clevedon. Rev. M. B. 



rare 



- rare 



Order 5. NATATOEES. 



Family. Anatid^. 

 Genus. Anser. 



Anser ferns - Grey-legged Goose - Winter visitor - rare 

 (Avonmouth,) 



A. segetum - Bean Goose - "Winter visitor - occasional 

 (Avonmouth.) 



A. bernicla - Brent Goose - Winter visitor - rare 



(A vonmouth..) 

 A. Canadensis - Canada Goose - Winter visitor - . rare 



(One shot some years since.) 



Genus. Cygnus. 



C. musicus - Hooper Swan - Winter visitor - rare 

 (Avonmouth.) 



