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Scilly; nests sparingly in the extreme north of Scotland and 

 abundantly in northern Europe ; in winter occurs regularly along 

 the Atlantic sea-hoard as far as the Azores. 



Velvet Scoter ; a casual winter visitor that has occurred 

 about half a dozen times in the county ; not recorded from 

 Scilly ; breeds commonly in Scandinavia and northern Russia ; 

 a common winter visitor to the waters of western Europe. 



Surf Scoter ; an accidental visitor from north America of 

 which three specimens have been procured in Cornwall, two from 

 Scilly and one near Pendennis Castle. 



Goosander ; a casual winter visitor, breeding for the most 

 part in northern Europe and wintering as far south as Spain and 

 north west Africa ; occurs at irregular intervals round the coast ; 

 reported several times from Scilly, latest record, Jan., 1884. 



Red-Breasted Merganser ; a winter visitor of regular 



occurrence; in some seasons, as in 1870-71 and 1894-5, very 

 abundant not only out at sea but on our tidal rivers ; a 

 common winter bird at Scilly ; breeds in Greenland, Iceland, 

 the Faeroes, and northern Europe; in winter ranges southward 

 occasionally as far as the Mediterranean. 



Smew ; a casual winter visitor of very irregular occurrence 

 on the south coast during very severe weather, chiefly between 

 Penzance and Truro, two shot near Malpas, February 15th, 1902; 

 nests in Finnish Lapland, and northern Pussia, numbers 

 migrating south west to Morocco by way of the Atlantic 

 seaboard. 



Wood Pigeon ; resident, abundant and generally distributed 

 in the wooded districts throughout the county, including Tresco 

 Abbey; common over the greater part of Europe and northern 

 Africa. 



Stock DoYe ; formerly a winter visitor throughout the 

 county, usually in large flocks ; bred at Trebartha in 1886 and 

 again in 1888, and now^ seems fairly established as a resident in 

 the east of the county; in 1896 a nest with three eggs found 

 near Liskeard ; an occasional visitor to Scilly ; has of late years 

 greatly increased in numbers throughout England ; resident over 

 the greater part of Europe. 



