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Ornilhological Notes from Shropshire. By John Rocke, Esq. 

 (Continued from Zool. S. S. 84.) 



Gray Lag Goose (Anser ferus). — Whatever may have been the dis- 

 tribution of this goose over the county formerly, I consider it now to 

 be quite one of our rarest visitants. It has, however, been occasion- 

 ally met with, though I am not aware of any very recent capture. I 

 believe it is seldom met with in the present day, even in those parts 

 of England that most abound in wildfowl. 



Bean Goose (A. Segetum). A flock of eight of these birds were 

 continually seen in this district in the very severe winter of 1861, and 

 three of them fell to the gun of the Oakly Paik keeper, but were not 

 preserved. I have seen several other instances of their occurrence, 

 perhaps more frequently than that of any other of our Anatidae. 



Pinkfootecl Goose (A. phoenicopus). — This rare bird has been killed 

 once in this county, near Hodnet. 



WliUefrontecl Goose (A. albifrons). — Not uncommon, especially in 

 hard winters, though I believe all this class of birds is becoming 

 much less numerous (if we except the lower part of the River Severn) 

 than heretofore. 



Beniide Goose (A. leucopsis). — Very rare, but occasionally met 

 with in the winter. 



Brent Goose (A. torquatus).— Equally rare with the preceding 

 bird. Mr. John Shaw mentions one example killed in January, 1861, 

 as occurring near Shrewsbury', recorded at Zool. 7388. 



Egyptian Goose (A. Egyptiacus). — A few specimens have been 

 obtained at intervals, more particularly on the River Severn. I had 

 a good example once myself, killed near Shrewsbury, which did not 

 exhibit the least signs of having been domesticated, or of having 

 escaped from confinement. 



Canada Goose (A. canadensis). — This bird has been for so many 

 years a constant occupant of our various ornamental meres and ponds 

 that I think it can now scarcely be looked upon as a straggler. 

 Instances of its capture in various parts of the county have of course 

 been very numerous. 



Hooper (Cygnus ferus). — Few winters pass without specimens of this 

 fine bird being obtained on the Severn and its tributaries. 



Betvick's Swan (C. Bewickii). — By no means rare in the neighbour- 

 hood of Shrewsbury in hard winters. I possess a good bird, killed 



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