2662 The Zoologist — July, 1871. 



Water Rail. — Not very uncommon about streams. Mr. Edwards 

 had one to preserve, which I saw in February of this year (1870). 

 From its retired habits it is not often seen. 



Coot. — Resident, and not uncommon on pools and in the River 

 Teme. 



Great Crested Grebe ami Sclavonian Grebe. — Occasional winter 

 visitors. 



Little Grebe or DabcJiick. — The little dabchick remains through 

 the year, and I have several times seen it in sequestered ponds, 

 where, however, it keeps very close. 



Wild-fowl. — The Anatidac are only to be seen in watery places, 

 and, except the common wild duck, scarcely to be met with except 

 in autumn and winter, so that it is sufficient to state the names of 

 those observed, as follows: — Graylag goose, whitefronted goose, 

 bean goose, bernicle goose, brent goose, sheldrake, wigeon, pintail 

 duck, teal, scaup duck, tufted duck, pochard, garganey, black scoter, 

 velvet scoter, longtailed duck. Possibly other species may at par- 

 ticular times be met with, and a blank may be left for the insertion 

 of others when seen or killed, but these are all to be considered as 

 birds of passage. To the above may be added the beautiful golden- 

 eye, which has been noticed at Longdou Marsh. The black scoter 

 is a rare species that has been killed on the hills. The sheldrake 

 has been shot on the Teme. 



Wild Duck. — This bird is an inhabitant of various pools, on the 

 margin of which it builds its nest and breeds. I have noticed a 

 brood of young wild ducks on Danemoor Pool ; and they may be 

 seen about Madresfield and other secluded watery spots. 



Wild Swan or Hooper. — The wild swan appears, though rarely, 

 in severe winters, upon the Severn and Tome, or where the flat 

 meadows are overflowed. There is a fine specimen in the Museum 

 of the Philosophical Society of Bristol, which was shot in February, 

 1830, by the Rev. H. C. Philpotl, of Severn Stoke, while on the 

 wing with six others crossing the meadows between Severn Stoke 

 church and ihe Rhyd. Other individuals have appeared on or near 

 the Severn since that time. 



Goomnder. — A rare winter visitant. A female was killed on the 

 River Teme in February, 1870. 



Redbreasted Merganser. — Only makes an occasional appearance. 



Cormorant. — In time of floods of the Severn and Teme the 



cormorant occasionally tries the inland waters. One was killed on 



