NAT A TORE 8. 



WIGEON. 



287 

 ANATIDsE. 



THE WIGEON. 



Anas penelope. 



Anas Penelope, The Wigeon, 



Mareca* 



Anas 



PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. ii. p. 273. 

 MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 

 BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. ii. p. 366. 

 FLEM. Brit. An. p. 124. 

 SELBY, Brit. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 324. 

 JENTNS, Brit. Yert. p. 236. 

 GOULD, Birds of Europe. 



Canard siffleur, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. ii. p. 840. 



Common 

 The 



THE immense number of Wigeons which visit this coun- 

 try during the winter season render it a valuable species 

 here, with the additional advantage that it frequents the 

 shores all round the coast, as well as the rivers, lakes, 

 and fens of the interior. It is justly in great esteem for 

 the table, and, from its abundance, generally sells at a 



* Mareca of Stephens, 1824. 



