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2,000 feet, and no doubt most of the birds 

 scatter themselves over the plains. 



The Goosander occurs over the whole 

 continent of Europe and a great part of 

 the continent of Asia. In summer this 

 species is found within the Arctic circle. 

 In winter it moves down to Southern and 

 Central Europe and rarely to north-west 

 Africa. It occurs at that season in China 

 and Japan. In Central Asia and the 

 Himalayas it appears to be more or less 

 of a constant resident, moving vertically 

 according to season, or migrating short 

 distances only, as from the Himalayas, 

 for instance, to the neighbouring plains 

 of India. 



In the plains, the Goosander arrives 

 about the end of November and leaves 

 in March. 



The Goosander is a common bird in 

 the Upper Irrawaddy, and occurs in small 

 parties of from two or three to six. Owing 

 to my being obliged to travel about in 

 steamers, I never succeeded in shooting 

 one of these birds, but Commander A. C. 

 Yorstoun kindly procured one and sent 

 me the skin for identification. These 

 birds are by no means very wild, but they 

 generally keep out of gun-range. They 

 frec^uent the clearest parts of the river, 



