320 BIRDS OF THE DISTRICT. 
Platalea leucorodia. SPoonsitt. 
‘*A specimen was shot about the year 1859, on the Dee 
Marsh, near Burton.” (Br. p. 11.) Possibly this is the same 
specimen as that noted by Jos. LEYLAND as ‘shot at Burton,’ 
1864; and quoted by H. E. Smiru in Proc. Hist. Soc. of Lan- 
cashire and Cheshire, Session 1865-6.” 
Order ANSERES. 
[Anser cinereus. Grey Lac-Goosz. 
I can obtain no certain record; those I have heard of have 
proved to be the Bean or Pink-footed species. ] 
Anser albifrons. WHITF-FRONTED GOOSE. 
‘*Occasionally in winter on the Dee Marshes.” (Br. p. 13.) 
Mr. R. NEwsTEAD tells me he saw one in the flesh which had 
been shot on the Mersey, off Ince, during the winter of 1885 ; 
and Mr. R. NewsTEap, Senr., saw another (also in the flesh), 
which had been shot by Mr. Hystop, gamekeeper, at Thornton- 
le-Moors, on January z9th, 1894. 
Anser segetum. Tue BEAN Goose. 
‘On January 3oth, 1872, I examined a bird of this species 
which was lately shot on the Dee Marsh, near Burton.” (Br. p. 13.) 
“Killed at Talacre and the Vale of Clwyd. Capr. Mostyn.” 
[F.A.] One in Sir Pyers Mostyn’s Collection. 
* Anser brachyrhynchus. PinK-FooTeD Goossz. 
Under the heading ‘“‘Grey Geese’? BRocKHOLES writes— 
‘*Flocks occasionally visit the Dee Marshes which are locally 
called Grey Geese. I have examined only one specimen which 
proved to be a Bean Goose. Possibly the Grey-lag and Pink- 
footed Geese may be included in the term.” (Br. p. 13.) 
I saw a large flock of ‘* Grey Geese” on the marsh opposite 
Burton Point in the winter of 1892-3. Some of these were 
killed and proved to be the Pink-footed species. One in 
Coll. G.M. 
In 1893-4 I examined two shot in the same locality, and ex- 
posed for sale in Chester, which were also of the same species. 
A female was procured at Tattenhall, January, 1891. 
(Coll. G.M.] 
[Anser indicus. Bar-HEADED Goosz. 
There is a specimen in Mr. CoNGREVE’s collection, shot at 
Burton in 1848.] 
