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The following are additional records. Dr. C. L. Williams is 

 practically sure that there were several Velvet Scoters amongst 

 the Common Scoters mentioned above. Mr. Charles Oldham 

 also records an adult male and female (or young male) with 

 Common Scoters at Old Cohvyn, 14th April, 1911 : two in the 

 same place, 12th April, 1914 : two adult males with Common 

 Scoters, Abergele, ]6th September, 1911 ; and one on the sea 

 off Mochras, 4th October, 1913. Mr. R. W. Jones has often noted 

 it off Llandudno : he saw four female or immature birds, 30th 

 November, 1909, while in 1919 he observed one on 3rd May and 

 five on 4th August. Inland Mr. George Bolam saw one on Bala 

 Lake, 3rd November, 1906. 



158.— SMEW. Blergus albellvs, L. 



Winter visitor, occurring sometimes on the north coast ; very rare in the 

 west and inland. 



Dr. C. L. Williams records a local example at Mr. Batters', 

 Talacre. In Merioneth Mr. Rawlings reports a female shot 

 at Barmouth in January, 1909, whilst in Montgomeryshire 

 an immature male was shot near Churchstoke, 5th Januarv, 

 1909, and examined by me. 



159. — GOOSANDER. Mergus merganser merganser L. 



Winter visitor, not uncommon on north and west coasts, and on the 

 Upper Dee. Not recorded in Anglesey or Lleyn. 



Uyn Ogwen ajapears to be a favourite resort of the Goosander. 

 A male seen there on 25th December, 1911, was joined by a 

 female on the 27th, In the preceding March four — one an old 

 drake — stayed for several weeks (King), whilst a pair was seen 

 there 2nd April, 1913. A party visited Lake Vyrnwv, 8th 

 February, 1913. 



160.— RED-BREASTED MERGANSER. 3Iergus serrator L. 



Winter visitor in fair numbers to the coasts ; less frequent inland. 



In Anglesey ]\Ir. C. Oldham saw nineteen in Valley river, 

 Penrhos, 25th October, 1912. In Merioneth also he noted five 

 on the Broad Water, Towyn, 2nd October, 1913. Mr. R. W. 

 Jones saw two pairs in Conway Bay, 30th April, 1912. and four 

 pairs three days later. In 1919 he saw three off the Great Orme's 

 Head so early as 10th August. 



