RECORDS FROM STAFFORDSHIRE. 107 



Mr. P. Baker at Earlswood, Warwickshire, and others reported. 

 No dates given. Mr. R. F. Tomes in the Vict. Hist, of Warwick, 

 I., p. 201, described this bird as " formerly an occasional visitor, 

 but now unknown." 



[Lesser White-fronted Goose (^4. erythropus) . — One shot 

 near Chasetown, October 11th, 1906, and cooked, but identified 

 by Mr. Coburn from one foot and a number of feathers subse- 

 quently recovered. Tliis species is not on the Staffordshire list.] 



Pink-footed Goose [A. hrachyrhynchus) . — An immature 

 bird shot by Mr. G. H. Clarke on Norton Pool, now in the 

 collection of Mr. Wilson, of Norton Canes. No date given. 



Brent Goose {Bernicla brenta). — A bird believed to be of 

 this species seen on Norton Pool in January, 1908, by the 

 Rev. C. R. Brain ; five seen by Mr. G. H. Clarke at the same 

 place on February 4th, 1910. Two previous records only. 



Black Brent Goose {Bernicla hreyita nigricans). — Mr. 

 J. H. Gurney has already recorded the occurrence of this bird 

 on Mr. Coburn's authority in Norfolk (c/. antea, p. 27), and 

 Mr. Coburn here gives further details. He says that since 

 he has studied this bird in America, he has been able to identify 

 one in the collection of Mr. W. L. Ward, shot on Gailey Pool 

 on November 23rd, 1895, and the following in his own collec- 

 tion : — One shot at Earlswood (Warwickshire) on November 

 5th, 1897, one at King's Lynn (Norfolk) on February 14th, 

 1902, another on January IStli, 1907, and those already 

 referred to on page 27. 



Mr. Coburn says that he has collected very full material 

 in America, and on this he bases the distinctions already 

 pointed out [antea, p. 27). He does not agree with Mr. 

 Alpheraky that the white on the neck always meets in front, 

 while he adds that it very rarely meets at the back, of the neck. 

 Mr. Coburn states that the white-bellied form {B. b. glauco- 

 gaster) is only the female oi B. b. brenta ; but this cannot be 

 so unless a number of birds have been wrongly sexed. Measure- 

 ments are given of a number ol B. b. 7iigricans, showing that 

 six adult males measured — Wing, 330-337 mm. ; average, 

 330 (= 13 inches). Tarsus, 52-58 mm.; average, 55-56 

 (= 2-2 inches). Culmen, 35-39 mm. ; average, 36 (= 1-4 

 inch). From which it would appear that there is not much 

 difference in size between this and the typical form. 



Common Sheld-Duck {Tadorna cornuta). — A regular visitor 

 to Norton Pool ; twenty-five occurrences in the season of 

 1908-09 (F. Coburn). 



Gadwall [Anas strepera). — One at Patshull, September 7th, 

 1905 ; another from October to December, 1908 (Hon. G. 

 Legge). Only one previous record. 



