124 THE BIRDS OF BRECONSHIRE. 
adult plumage that one so seldom sees, 
was killed on the Usk, near Talybont, 
on the 8th January, 1891, by Mr. A. 
Crawshay, and is now in his collection. 
He has also observed others there since. 
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, 
Mergus serrator. 
Occurs very rarely with us in severe 
weather, both on the Usk and Wye. I 
have seen the skin of a beautiful male 
which was shot on the Wye, near Er- 
wood. 
GOOSANDER, Mergus merganser. 
A winter visitant, though of more 
frequent occurrence than the last-named. 
From what I can learn, they were for- 
merly often observed on the Usk in the 
winter season. The late Mr. Williams, 
when living at Manest, had often shot 
them there. Lower down the river, at 
Talybont, Mr. Alfred Crawshay has killed 
several female Goosanders and one male; 
and, still farther down, two or three have 
been shot by Lord Glanusk at Glanusk 
Park. They have also occasionally been 
seen and killed on the Wye. 
