8962 a Birds. 
Mr. J. A. Smallwood, of The Rock, Newton Solney. When killed it was in company 
with a pair of mute swans (C. olor). It weighed 11 fs. The specimen has been 
most admirably preserved by Mr. Cook.—H. Harpur Crewe; The Rectory, Breadsall, 
Derby, January 22, 1864. 
Bewick’s Swan on the Humber, near Patrington.—On the 16th instant a very fine 
old male of this noble and graceful bird was shot near Patrington, in the East 
Riding of Yorkshire, by Mr. Pickering, of that town: it is now added to my collection. 
Several flocks of the wild swan, both Cygnus, musicus and C. minor, have been seen 
in or flying over this locality, and one was shot a few days ago by Mr. W. Woodhouse, 
farmer, near the lighthouse at Flamborough.— W. W. Boulton; Beverley, January 21, 
1864. : 
Bewick's Swan near Woburn.—During the present week three wild swans have been 
procured within a mile of Woburn: they are of very rare occurrence in this neigh- 
bourhood. One has been sent to me: they are Bewick’s swan.—C. Hervey Smith ; 
Aspley Guise, January 23, 1864. 
Gadwall Duck near St. Austell, Cornwall—The gadwall is a rare duck in the 
West of England. A male specimen, in fine plumage, was killed last week in a field 
near St. Austell —Hdward Hearle Rodd; Penzance, February 11, 1864. 
American Wigeon in Essex.—I shot on the Essex coast, last Saturday, a beautiful 
female specimen of the American wigeon.—Samuel Howell Carter, Marsh Lane, 
Tottenham, in ‘Field’ newspaper. 
[The claim of this bird toa place in the British list is very questionable: the first 
supposed specimen was bought in Leadenball Market; the second record was never 
substantiated bythe production of the specimen.— Hdward Newman. 
The Velvet Scoter off the Sussex Coast.—A velvet scoter, a female, was shot near 
Selsey, about the end of November, 1863, and is now in the Chichester Museum. 
The general plumage above was rusty brown; under, speckled; a white spot behind 
and rather below the eye. This is a rare bird in Sussex.— W. Jeffrey, jun. 
The Tufted Duch near Romsey.—The tufted duck, which is seldom met with here, 
except in severe weather, has been unusually plentiful during the late frosts. I have 
secured three fine specimens, one drake and two ducks. I had hoped, should the cold 
weather have continued, to have made acquaintance with many strangers whose visits 
are worth recording. A large duck-preserve belonging to Lady Mill, situated in a 
most inviting position on the banks of the River Ust has been abundantly stocked 
with wild fowl of all descriptions, but, strange to say, no geese have been seen, as is 
usually the case in such hard weather.—C. J. Maurice ; Micklemarsh Rectory, Romsey, 
January 11, 1863. 
Smews shot in Yorkshire-—On the 9th instant a fine old female smew (Mergus 
albellus), in fine winter plumage, was brought to me: it had been shot by John Rudd, 
of Ellerker, on a drain between the village of Ellerker and the Humber, and about 
seven miles from Beverley. On the 16th instant an old male smew, in perfect 
winter plumage, was sent, in the flesh, to me by Mr. George Wright, of York: it had 
been shot on the River Derwent, at Elvington, near York, by Mr. John Bowman or 
Mr. George Danmell, who were out wild-duck shooting. Mr. Wright, who sent me 
this bird, tells me be has had no less than three old male specimens of the smew in 
full winter plumage, and that it is thirty years since he saw one in the flesh before. 
When opened my specimen of the male smew had no less than five small roach in his 
stomach, varying from three to five inches in length—W. W. Boulton; Beverley, 
January 21, 1864, 
