176 BIEDS OF LANCASHIRE. 



GENUS HAEELDA. 



LONG-TAILED DUCK. 



Haeelda glacialis (Linnseus). 



A rare winter visitor. Seen at Pilling (Eev. J. D. 

 Banister, Mss.) : One, shot in winter of 1855 on Eishton 

 reservoir (W. Naylor) : An old female, killed at Bury 

 reservoir, December 1868, by F. Oates, seen in flesh 

 (K. Davenport) : A yomig male, shot near St. Michael's- 

 on-Wyre, October 26, 1882 (H. P. Hornby). 



GENUS SOMATERIA. 



EIDEE DUCK. 



SoMATEEiA MOLLissiMA (Linnpeus). 



A winter visitor, occurring rarely, in stormy weather. 

 Mr. H. Miller tells me that, in the autumn of 1882, a 

 flock of eleven birds was shot at close to Fleetwood, and 

 three of them killed. 



GENUS CEDEMIA. 

 COMMON SCOTEE. 



CEdemia nigea (Linnaeus). 



Local Names — Ikmher, Black Dykcr. 



The Common Scoter is by far the most abundant of 

 the Ducks which frequent the Lancashire coast, and is 

 sometimes seen in Morecambe Bay in flocks of many 



