ANSERES. ( 120 ) ANATID^. 



THE GOLDEN-EYE. 



GOLDEN - EYED GAHROT, GOWDY DUCK, PIED WIGEON, WHITE- 

 SIDE, GREY-HEADED DUCK, RATTLE - WINGS, WHISTLER, 

 DIVING DUCK, DIVER OR DOUCKER, MORILLON. 



Fuligula dangula. 



Clanging Golden-eye, 



Crabbe, Petey Grimes. 



Although numbers of Golden-eyes frequent the coast of 

 Berwickshire, and a few are found on the larger rivers and 

 inland waters ^ in the autumn, winter, and spring months, 

 the adult male, in his beautiful black and white dress, is 

 comparatively seldom noticed.^ During the continuance of 

 very severe weather in winter he may be occasionally 

 observed on the Tweed, where females and immature males 

 are then frequently seen swimming about the pools and 

 diving in the streams.^ 



The Golden-eye is sometimes noticed on the Whitadder 

 as far up as Abbey St. Bathans.^ Mr. Kelly says that he 

 has not noticed it on the Leader.^ 



1 Mr. W. Smith, gamekeeper, informs nie that this duck sometimes frequents 

 the lake at Duns Castle in winter. He saw two there on the 8th of February 

 1890. 



2 Mr. Hardy, writing on the 25th of February 1879, says: "About forty-two 

 Golden-eyes seen in Siccar Bay — only two males in full filumage." 



3 Mr. Cowe, Lochton, informed me on the 7th of August 1886 that an old male 

 in full plumage was shot on tlie Tweed there in winter about 1872. 



4 Mr. John Aitchison, plasterer. Duns, informs me that a female was shot at 

 EUemford on the 26th of November 1886. 



6 Hist. Ber. Nat. Club, vol. vii. p. 523. 



