90 BIRDS. 



ORDEE — N AT ATORE S . 



FAMILY— AN ATlDiE . 



Cygnus ferus. (Flem.) The Wild Swan. 



Has been occasionally shot. 

 Cygnus Beivickii. (Bewick.) Bewick's Swan. 



A specimen (almost the only one recorded in the 

 country) was shot by Mr. C. Smallwood, an old 

 Eeptonian, at Newton, in the winter of 1863-4. 

 Cygnus olor. (Bois.) The Mute Swan. 



Too numerous, as they are sadly destructive to the 

 spawn of fish. 

 Anser phoenicopus. (Bartlett.) Pink-footed Goose. 



Specimens killed at Newton Solney, 1877 and 1880. 



The Eev. John Wadliam records one killed at Weston, 

 in 1869-70. 

 Anser erythropus. (Fleming.) White-fronted Goose. 



Is rarely met with. 

 Anas tadorna. (Linn.) The Shieldrake. 



Two killed at Newton Solney, 1865. 

 Anas acuta. (Linn.) The Pintail. 



Anas boschas. (Linn.) The Wild Duck. Breeds with us. 

 Anas crecca. (Linn.) The Teal. Not rare in winter. 

 Anas penelope. (Linn.) The Wigeon. 



Common on the Trent. 

 A7ins nigra. (Penn.) Common Scoter. 



Sir John Crewe thinks tolerably plentiful on the 

 Trent some winters. 

 Anas clypeata. (Penn.) The Shoveller. 



Shot by Eev. John Wadham at Barrow, 1863-4. 

 Anas Mania. The Scaup Duck. 



Shot at Weston, November 13, 1876. 



