74 The Birds of Pembrokeshire. 
Another was obtained at Tregwynt, on the north coast, in 
January, 1888. We ourselves watched one swimming and 
diving in the lake at Stackpole, March 22, 1888. Mr. H. W. 
Evans, of Solva, possesses a pair of Goosanders in his collection, 
male and female, that were shot in Solva harbour. Mr. Dix says 
the Goosander occurs more frequently than the Red-breasted 
Merganser. The Mallard Goosander, in full plumage, is the 
most beautiful of all the divers that visit our estuaries and bays 
in the winter time. 
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, JMergus serrator—A_ winter 
visitor; rare. In Mr. Mathias’ list. Mr. Dix says ‘‘ occasionally 
obtained.” We know of no recent occurrences. 
SMEW, Mergus albellus—A winter visitor ; not uncommon. In 
Mr. Mathias’ list. Has been shot by Sir Hugh Owen, at 
Goodwick. Mr. Dix says: ‘A beautiful adult male in 
the Earl of Cawdor’s collection, was shot on the lake at Stack- 
pole Court. Immature birds are not infrequently seen In 
its pretty black and white pie plumage, and with its hand- 
some crest, the Mallard Smew is another conspicuous species, 
that we have distinguished at a great distance on the water. 
It is one of the tree-building species like the Golden-eye and 
some other ducks, and its pure white eggs are still considered 
as rarities by oologists. It nests in Lapland and the north of 
Europe. 
RING-DOVE, Columba palumbus.—Resident. To be met with in 
all the wooded parts of the county, but it cannot be considered 
abundant anywhere, and we never saw such flocks in the winter 
time as are commonly observed in England. We had many 
Ring-doves in our plantations at Stone Hall, where they were 
constantly harried and devoured by the too numerous Sparrow- 
hawks. Occasionally the birds would do us damage in the 
kitchen garden, but as we always liked to see them about our 
trees we never permitted them to be interfered with. In the 
early months of the year they used to feed greedily in our 
