GOOSANDER. Mergus merganser. 



Winter visitor, occasionally breeding in Scotland, Breeds in arctic and 

 subarctic Europe and Asia, migrating southwards in winter almost to the 

 confines of the Tropics. 



RED-BREASTED MERGANSER. Mergus serrator. 



Winter visitor, many remaining to breed in Scotland and Ireland. 

 Circumpolar species, breeding in the arctic and subarctic regions of both 

 continents. Wanders southwards in winter, but not as far as the 

 Tropics. 



HOODED MERGANSER. Mergus cucullatus. 



Accidental winter visitor to England and Ireland ; half a dozen or more 

 undoubted records. Breeds in arctic and subarctic America, wintering in 

 the United States, Mexico, and the West Indies. 



SMEW, Mergus albellus. 



Bare winter visitor. Breeds in arctic and subarctic Europe and Asia. 

 In winter it occasionally wanders as far as the confines of the Tropics. 



Family PHCENICOPTERIDvE. 



FLAMINGO. Phoenicopterus roseus. 



Possibly an accidental winter visitor ; two records of alleged wild birds 

 (Staffordshire, Hampshire). Breeds in Central and North Africa, South 

 Europe, and Persia, wintering in South and East Africa and in India. 



