A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



1 86. White-eyed or Ferruginous Duck. 



Fuligula nyroca (Giildenstadt). 

 The white-eyed or ferruginous duck has 

 occurred over twenty times in Norfolk. The 

 hybrid between this species and the pochard, 

 known as Paget's pochard, has also been met 

 with here on four occasions, last in January, 

 1897. This specimen is still living on Mr. 

 Gurney's pond at Keswick (July, 1900). 



187. Tufted Duck. Fuligula cristata (Le&ch). 

 The tufted duck is a common winter 



visitor, and breeds freely in parts of south- 

 west Norfolk. 



188. Scaup-Duck. Fuligula marila (Linn.). 

 This duck is a common winter visitor to 



the coast, sometimes in large numbers ; it is 

 occasionally met with on the inland waters. 



189. Goldeneye. Clangula glaucion {Limn.). 

 The goldeneye is a common winter visitant, 



but has been met with here in pairs well into 

 May and once in July. 



190. Buffel-headed Duck. Clangula albeola 



(Linn.). 

 The bufFel-headed duck was first made 

 known as British from a specimen now in the 

 Norwich Museum, which was killed at Yar- 

 mouth in 1830. 



191. Long-tailed Duck. Harelda glacialis 



(Linn.). 

 Young long-tailed ducks are common, but 

 adults much more seldom met with. A long- 

 tailed duck in full breeding plumage has been 

 killed on Hickling Broad, and another at Acle 

 on Jime 14th, 1885. 



[Harlequin-Duck. Cosmonetta histrionica 

 (Linn.). 



There is a harlequin-duck in the Norwich 

 Museum which was presented in 1839, ^"'^ 

 entered as killed at Yarmouth ; the locality 

 however wants confirmation.] 



192. Common Eider. Somateria molHmma 



(Linn.). 

 This species is occasionally met with on 

 our coast, but adult males are rarely seen. 



193. King-Eider. Somateria spectal>i lis {hinn.). 

 Three undoubted examples of the king- 

 eider have been procured, all at Hunstanton ; 

 the first, which I found stuffed and cased in a 

 game dealer's shop in that town, was killed in 

 January, 1888, it is a young male and is now 

 in the Norwich Museum. 



194. Steller's Eider. Somateria stelleri (Palhs). 

 This is another of the numerous additions 



to the avifauna of Britain which the neigh- 

 bourhood of Yarmouth has yielded. The 

 only example of Steller's duck for a long time 

 known was a nearly adult male killed at 

 Caistor, in February, 1830, now in the 

 Norwich Museum. The second and only 

 other British example known was killed on 

 the Yorkshire coast in 1845. 



195. Common Scoter. (Edemia nigra {h'mn.). 

 The ' black duck ' is sometimes seen in 



immense numbers off the Norfolk coast and 

 may be observed in small numbers at all 

 seasons of the year. Some frequented Hick- 

 ling Broad in the summer of 1875. 



196. Velvet-Scoter. (Edemia fusca (Linn.). 

 The velvet-scoter is a regular visitant in 



winter off our coast, but by no means 

 numerous. 



197. Goosander. Mergus merganser, Linn. 

 Not infrequent in the winter months and 



seems to affect the inland rivers and lakes. 

 At the time of writing (February, 1900) I 

 am informed there are goosanders on the lake 

 at Holkham. They also frequent the lake at 

 Gunton, and have been killed on the river at 

 Hellesdon and Drayton above Norwich. 



198. Red-breasted Merganser. Mergus ser- 



rator, Linn. 

 The red-breasted merganser has of late 

 years been singularly rare with us. It has 

 been observed that when the goosander is 

 met with this species is generally absent. 



199. Smew. Mergus albellus, hinn. 



The smew is not very rare as a winter 

 visitant, generally in immature plumage ; 

 adult males however are rare in ordinary 

 seasons. Like the goosander they seem 

 partial to fresh-water lakes and streams, and 

 were regular visitors to Holkham lake, which 

 after a temporary desertion they have re- 

 turned to and are again present this season, 

 February, 1900. 



[Hooded Merganser. Mergus cucullatus 

 (Linn.). 



The hooded merganser is said to have been 

 obtained at Yarmouth in 1829, and again 

 some time prior to 1838, but the evidence in 

 each case seems to be incomplete.] 



200. Ring-Dove or Wood-Pigeon. Columba 



palumbusy Linn. 

 This bird is common and generally dis- 

 tributed, the home birds go south in severe 

 weather and are replaced by immigrants from 

 farther north and over-sea. 



