CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF SUFFOLK. 195 



Eed-beeasted Merganser, Mergus serrator, L. 



S. and W. Cat. 59. — Spald. List xxxviii. Catalogued 

 only. 



East Suffolk. 



1. Yarmouth, not uncommon in hard winters, several in 1829-30 

 (Paget, Y. 12); a male bird shot there in Feb. 1852 (Bury Museum). 

 One killed on Breydon (Lot 301, in Spalding's Sale); another, in Mr. 

 Combe's Collection (C. B. !). An adult male seen at Lowestoft, by Mr. 

 J. H. Gurney, flying over the denes the latter part of July 1852 (J. H. 

 Gurney in Z. 3599) ; a pair shot there by Mr. Thirtle in Jan. 1855 

 (Lucas in litt, who has them) ; seen in the harbour there by Mr. Booth 

 (see below). Pakefield (Freeman v. v., C. B. !). 



2. One killed at Benacre or Easton Broad (Lot 358 in Spalding's Sale). 

 Killed on Lord Huntingfield's Estate (C. B. !). Westleton, rare (P. 

 Spalding MS.). By no means rare about Aldeburgh in an immature 

 state, a mature male shot near the river wall in Feb. 1865; two others 

 in Feb. 1870, and two more and an adult female in Jan. 1871 (Hele, 

 Aid., 160 and MS.). An adult male from Iken Decoy, in Mr. Rope's 

 Collection (Rope MS.). Shot on the Sudbourn Hall Estate (in Sir R. 

 Wallace's Collection, 0. B. !); and an adult male killed near Orford in 

 Mr. Rope's Collection (Rope MS.). 



3. Taken on Butley Creek in a heavy gale ; now in the Seckford Reading 

 Room, Woodbridge (E. Cobbold in lilt., to whom it belongs) ; one 

 from Woodbridge district, in full plumage, in possession of Mr. Hillen 

 (Carthew MS.) ; another pair shot near that place (in the Seckford 

 Reading Room. C. B. !) ; another, a male, in Nov. 1868, it is a rare 

 species there (A Clark-Kennedy in Z. 2nd S. 1699). One from the Wood- 

 bridge River (in Mr. W. P. T. Phillips' Collection) ; one, immature, shot 

 on the Deben at Shottisham Creek, by the Rev. W. H. M. Carthew, 

 who has it (Carthew MS.) ; and a pair shot on the Deben, in the Ipswich 

 Museum (C. B. !). Common on the Orwell and Stour (Kerry MS.). 



West Suffolk. 



5. Oakley, occasionally, in Sir E. Kerrison's Collection (Clarke in litt.)- 

 6 Shot on the river Stour, probably near Nayland ( C. B.) by J. 

 D. Hoy, Esq. (Seaman's MS. Catalogue). 

 7. A male from the Hockwold River (Newcome Collection). 



Months. — January, February, July, November. 



Districts.— 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7. 



Generally seen in Suffolk as a winter visitor, the adult 

 male is seldom obtained but in severe seasons ; it has been 

 once observed in July (Gurney u. s.). Mr. Booth observes 



