Mr. Selby's Catalogue of Birds. 279 



Anas Cygnus ferus, Linn., Lath. 

 Wild Swan, Penn. Br. Zool. 



Whistling Swan, Arct. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., BewicKs Br. Birds, S^c. 

 An occasional winter visitant. 



160. CYGNUS BEWICKII. BEWICK'S SWAN. 



Cygnus Bewickii, Yarrell, in Trans. Linn. Soc, Selby, in Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. North. 

 Dur. and Newcastle. 



A recently discovered species, and first indicated as such by Mr. Richard Rutledge 



Wingate, of Newcastle. An occasional winter visitant. 



Genus TADORNA. SHELDRAKE. 



161. TADORNA VULPANSER. COMMON SHELDRAKE. 



Tadorna Vulpanser, Flemm., Selhy. 

 Tadorr^ Bellonii, Steph. 

 Anas Tadorna, Linn., Lath., 8^c. 



Sheldrake, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., BewicKs Br. Birds, Flemm. Br. 

 Anim., Selby's lllus. Br. Orn. 



Genus SPATHULEA. SHOVELLER. 



162. SPATHULEA CLYPEATA. COMMON SHOVELLER. 



Spathulea clypeata, Flemm., Selby. 

 Rhynchapsis clypeata, Steph. 

 Anas clypeata, Linn., Lath., Sfc. 



Shoveller, and Red-breasted Shoveller, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mo9it. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's 



Br. Birds. 

 Common Shoveller, Flemm. Br. Anim., Selby's lllus. Br. Orn. 



Genus ANAS. DUCK. 



163. ANAS ACUTA. PINTAIL DUCK. 

 Anas acuta, Linn., Lath., Flemm. 

 Dafila caudacuta, Steph. 



Pintail, Br. and Arct. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds. 

 Cracker, Flemm. Br. Anim. 



This is a rare species in the north. I have received specimens from Holy Island and 

 Prestwick Car. It has also been killed near to North Shields. 



164. ANAS BOSCH AS. COMMON WILD-DUCK. 

 Anas Boschas, Linn., Lath., S^e. 



Wild-duck or Mallard, Br. and Arct. Zool., Lath. Syn., Bewick's Br, Birds, Mont Ornith 

 Diet., Flemm. Br. Anim., Selby's lllus. Br. Orn. 



165. ANAS PENELOPE. COMMON WIGEON. 

 Anas Penelope, Linn., Lath., Flemm., 8;e. 

 Mareca fistulans, Steph. 

 Canard siffleur, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



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