158 BRITISH BIRDS. 



quam plurima avium genera stato anni tempore nidificant uti 

 etiam in insula Vecti. 



[" In Cimelio Tradescanti," i.e., the Tradescant Museum, 

 which was the origin and basis of the Ashmolean Museum at 

 Oxford. ."Squeed" (?) not the Gannet which is mentioned 

 by Merrett on the same page. Possibly the Eider Duck is 

 meant, a few still breed on the -Bass.] 



Bernicla Brenta, the Brant Goose, I. 136. t. 48 Aid. 3. 167. 

 Brenthus, G. 95. 



Gustarda Avis Scotica Aid. 3. 163. G. 145. 



[The Great Bustard ; also p. 173. The name Gustard was 

 apphed to the Great Bustard by Hector Boethius, or Boece 

 (1465-1536), the author of " Scotorum Historiae," cf. Willughby 

 (p. 178), and Gray's " Birds of the West of Scotland " (p. 248) : 

 " Besides these, we have another foule in Mers, more strange 

 and uncouth than all these aforementioned, called a Gustard, 

 fullie so great as a swan, but in colour of feathers and tast of 

 flesh little differing from a Partridge."] 



Anser Bassanus, sive Scoticus, a Soland Goose, G. 145. ex 

 insula Bass non procul Edinburgo. 



\Cf. Evans' Turner (p. 197). Soland Gooses the Gannet, 

 cf. Willughby (328).] 



Anas Domesticus, the Duck, mas, the Drake, I. 142. t. 49. 

 Aid. 3. 188. Anas cicur, G. 83. 



[Page 180.] Harle, the Hack Diver, I. 148. t. 49. a Shell 

 Drake in Norfolcia. 



[For " Harle," as applied to the Red-breasted Merganser, 

 cf. Swainson (p. 164) : " Shell Drake in Norfolk." Swainson 

 (p. 163) gives Shell Duck as a name of the Goosander. The 

 figure in Jonstonus is possibly meant for the Merganser.] 



Anas fera, I. ib. Aid. 3. 222. G. 101. the Wild Duck. 



Anas fera fusca, I. 142. t. 49. Aid. 3. 221. in Paludibus 

 Lincolniensibus. 



[The figure in Jonstonus is possibly meant for the Scoter. 

 Merrett may here have meant the Pochard. Ray gives the 

 English equivalent as " Pochard " (p. 96), and Charleton, 

 " the Red-headed Widgeon " (p. 99).] 



Anas Platyrhincus Aid. 231. in paludibus Crowlandiensibus, 

 I. 142. t. 49. 



[The Shoveller. The figure in Aldrovandus is distinct.] 



Querquedula, the Teal, I. 142. t. 49. Aid. 3. 549. G. 91. 



A Gaddel, Ornithopolis nostris sic dictus est magnitudine 

 Anatis, rostrum simillimum rostro Querquedulse, sed ah- 

 quanto magis cserulescit. 



