612 Alexander Goodman More Scientific Papers. 



Querquedula circia (Linn.) Garganey. 



Very rare visitor, chiefly in spring, but has occurred also in winter. 

 One shot on the River Barrow in March, 1888, Dr. Scharff 

 informs me, is in the Museum, and another was obtained in 

 April, 1888, near Dublin. (Zoologist, 1888, p. 187.) 



*Mareca penelope (Linn.) Wigeon. 



Common winter visitor. Extremely rare as a breeding species. I 

 am indebted to Lord Castletown for the information that one 

 pair of Wigeon bred at Abbeyleix in 1888. Mr. R. J. Ussher 

 saw a pair in June, 1893, on Lough Allen, Leitrim. 



Fuligula rufina (Pallas). Red-crested Pochard. 



Has once occurred; having been obtained by Sir. R. Payne -Gall- 

 wey from a fowler who shot it near Tralee, January i8th, 1881. 

 (Zoological Society of London Proceedings, 1881, p. 409, and 

 Zoologist, 1 88 1, p. 143.) 



*Fuligula ferina (Linn.) Pochard. 



Regular winter visitor, both on fresh and salt water. Has 

 nested near Strangford Lough (Thompson] on Loughs 

 Derg and Beg. (Fowler in Ireland, p, 98.) And is re- 

 ported to have bred in Galway, Roscommon, Westmeath, 

 and Tipperary. 



Nyroca ferruginea (Gmel.) White-eyed Duck. 



Very rare winter visitor. Has occurred in Antrim and Dublin in 

 March, 1871. (Blake Knox, in Zoologist, 1871, p. 2845.) 

 Two on the east coast in 1879. (Fowler in Ireland, p. 101.) 

 An adult male near Athlone, 2ist January, 1893 (Zoologist, 

 1893, p. 106.) 



Fuligula marila (Linn.) Scaup. 



Regular winter visitor, common on the sea shores, except in the 

 South of Ireland. 



*Fuligula cristata (Leach). Tufted Duck. Magpie Diver. 



Regular winter visitor in small numbers, preferring fresh water. 

 A few breed on Lough Neagh, Lough Beg, on the Shannon 

 Lakes, and in the county Monaghan (Fowler in Ireland, 

 p. 105) : in Fermanagh, Roscommon, Sligo, and probably on 

 lakes in Longford and Westmeath (R. J. Ussher, 1893). 



Clangula glaucion (Linn.) Golden- eye. 



Regular winter visitor, frequenting especially the large inland 

 lakes. 



[The Buffel-headed Duck is believed to have been seen more than 

 once by Sir. R. Payne-Gallwey (Fowler in Ireland, p. no) ; 

 but no specimen has as yet been obtained in Ireland.] 



