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DWELLERS IN NESTS. 



PART IX. 



British Wild-geese The Gray-lag Goose The White-fronted 

 Goose The Bean Goose The Pink-footed Goose The 

 Snow Goose The Red-breasted Goose The Brent Goose 

 The Bernacle Goose Other British Varieties of Anatidae 

 The Sheldrake The Wild-duck The Shoveller The 

 Teal The Red-breasted Merganser The Gadwall The 

 Pintail The Widgeon The Pochard The Tufted Duck 

 The Scaup Duck The Golden-eye Duck The Long- 

 tailed Duck The Scoter The Velvet Scoter The Surf 

 Scoter The Goosander The Smew The Garganey 

 Plumage of Immature Males of the Duck Tribe. 



EIGHT varieties of the wild-goose visit, or are 

 known to have visited, this country, either from 

 autumn to spring or at some time during the 

 winter, and so have the right to be styled British 

 birds. They are as follows : 



1. The gray-lag goose (not common). 



2. The white-fronted goose (frequent at times ; 

 local). 



3. The bean goose (common). 



4. The pink-footed goose (common, but local). 



5. The snow goose (rare). 



