APPENDIX VI 



PROCELLARIIFORMES (" STORM-PETREL SHAPED ") 



Oceanic birds with tubular nostrils, webbed feet, and no hind toe ; 

 wings very narrow and pointed ; bills hooked at tip. Sexes alike. 

 Young helpless and fed by parents. Food fish, molluscs, refuse, &c. 



Fulmar Shearwater, Manx 



Petrel, Leach's Fork-tailed Great 



Storm 



CICONIIFORMES (" STORK-SHAPED ") 



Swimmers or waders. Sexes alike. Young helpless and fed by 

 parents. Food chiefly fish. 



Swimmers Waders 



Cormorant, Common Bittern 



Green, or Shag Heron 



Gannet 



The Gannets and Cormorants have all four toes webbed and short 

 legs ; wings long and pointed. The Gannet has a straight, strong, 

 and conical bill ; neck of moderate length. The Cormorants have 

 straight bills with hooked tips, small heads, very long necks and legs 

 set far back. The Heron and Bittern have four toes, the two outer 

 front ones slightly webbed, and long legs ; long necks ; long straight 

 bills ; broad wings, and short tails. 



ANSERIFORMES (" GOOSE-SHAPED ") 



Water-birds with three front toes webbed and hind toe usually small. 

 Young able to leave nest almost immediately after they are hatched. 

 Food vegetable matter, fish, Crustacea, worms, &c. 



Ducks : Mergansers : 



Eider Duck Goosander 



Gad wall Red- breasted Merganser 



Garganey Smew 



Golden-Eye Geese . 



Long-tailed Duck Bean Googe 



Mallard or Wild Duck Bernacle Goose 



J mt l all J Brent .Goose 



Pochard Grey Lag Goose 



Scaup ^ Pink-footed Goose 



Scoter, Common White-fronted Goose 



Velvet 



Sheldrake 



Shoveler Swan3! 



Teal Bewick's Swan 



Tufted Duck Mute Swan 



Wigeon Whooper Swan 



Swans may be distinguished from Geese by bare lores, longer necks, 

 and shorter legs. Sexes alike. Geese have short, rather conical bills 



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