DUCKS. 165 



One, Filey, Yorkshire, 15th Aug. 1845 : Bell, Zoologist, 1846, 

 p. 1249; Yarrell, op. cit. In the collection of Mr. G. N. 

 Curzon. 



HOODED MEEGANSEE. Mergus cucullatus, Linnaeus. 

 Hab. North America. 



One, Yarmouth, winter 1829: Selby, Trans. Nat. Hist. 



Northumb. vol. i. p. 292; id. 111. Brit. Orn. vol. ii. p. 383*; 



Paget, Sketch of Nat. Hist. Yarmouth, p. 12. In the col- 

 lection of the late Mr. Selby. 

 One, Menai Straits, near Bangor, winter 1830-31 : Eyton, 



Hist. Earer Brit. Birds, p. 75 and fig. In the collection 



of Mr. Eyton. 

 One, Burton Park, Petworth, Sussex : Yarrell, Hist. Brit. 



Birds, vol. iii. p. 387. In the collection of Mr. Biddulph. 

 One, Stoke Nayland, Suffolk : Yarrell, fide Hoy, op. cit. 

 One, Dingle Bay, co. Kerry, winter 1840 : Thompson, Nat* 



Hist. Irel. (Birds), vol. iii. p. 161. 

 One, co. Meath: Watters, Birds of Ireland, p. 215. 

 One, Caithness, prior to 1841 : Sinclair, Cat. Birds Caithness ; 



Shearer and Osborne, Proc. Eoy. Phys. Soc. Edinb. ii. 



p. 340; Gray, Birds of West of Scotland, p. 398. 



however (Birds N. Amer. p. 802), the occurrence of this Duck in 

 North America is "a matter of much uncertainty," no specimen 

 actually taken in North America having come to his knowledge. 

 Nevertheless he adds : " It appears to inhabit North-eastern Asia, 

 especially Kamtschatka and the Kurile Islands, and to extend thence 

 into Northern and Western Europe. It doubtless visits the north- 

 west coast of America, where it is said by Bonaparte to be abundant ; 

 with what foundation I do not know." In the ' Ibis,' 1872,. p. , 

 Mr. J. H. Gurney notices the fact of a pair having been obtained on 

 Flaxman's Island on the western arctic coast of North America. 



* Mr. Selby adds (1. c.): " Since this capture I have been informed 

 that more instances have occurred, all apparently females or young 

 males in the garb of that sex." 



