470 THE BIRDS OF YORKSHIRE. 



and Black Poker Duck on the Humber ; Mussel Duck and Bell 

 Wigeon about the Teesmouth ; and Golden-eye and Silver 

 Pochard at East Cottingwith, near York. 



[The supposed example of the American Scaup, reported 

 in January 1855, at Scarborough (Zool. 1855, p. 4631 ; and 

 Yarrell, iii. p. 349), was examined by the late J. Hancock, 

 and found to be a female Pochard.] 



GOLDEN-EYE. 



Clangula glaucion (Z.). 



Winter visitant, immature birds not uncommon in some seasons 

 adult males rare. Occurs on inland waters in considerable flocks. 



The first mention of the Golden-eye in connection with York- 

 shire was made by Fothergill, who stated, in 1799, that one 

 shot near Helmsley was in his possession (" Orn. Brit." p. 10). 



Thomas Allis, in 1844, wrote : 



Clangula vulgaris. Golden-eye Not uncommon near Doncaster ; 

 is obtained at Hebden Bridge, also near Barnsley, Leeds, and Hudders- 

 field ; it is very abundant in the neighbourhood of York, especially 

 in immature plumage. 



The Golden-eye is a late autumn or winter visitant, never, 

 as a rule, arriving before October ; the individuals then seen 

 are generally in immature plumage, the adult bird being rare, 

 and the drake especially so. 



This duck is found on the coast singly or in small parties, 

 and in the estuaries of the Tees and Humber it was fairly 

 numerous before the growth of steam traffic ; it is now more 

 abundant on fresh water lakes and rivers, while they remain 

 unfrozen, than on the tide, though in hard frosts it is driven 

 to the salt water and its numbers are augmented in severe 

 winters by fresh comers. In the winter of 1864-65 it was 

 numerous on the river Hull, and in immature plumage is 



