280 Mr. Selby's Catalogue of Birds. 



Wigeon, Whevver, Whim, Br. and Arct. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Flemm., S(c. 

 A periodical winter visitant, and very numerous upon all our coasts and inland lakes. 



166. ANAS CRECCA. COMMON TEAL. 



Anas Crecca, Linn., Lath., S^c. 

 Querquedula Crecca, Steph. 

 Canard sarcelle d'hiver, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Common Teal, Br. Zool., Arct. Zool, Lath. Syn., Steph , Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. 

 Birds, Flemm. Br. Anim. 



Genus MERGUS. 

 167. MERGUS MERGANSER. GOOSEANDER. 



Mergus Merganser, Linn., Lath., Wils., Flemm. 



Grand Harle, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Gooseander, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., BewicKs Br. Birds. 



f Mergus Castor, Linn., Lath. 

 Female. -? Dundiver or Sparling-fowl, Br. Zool., Lath, Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's 



( Br. Birds. 

 In severe winters several individuals, both male and female, are killed in Northumber- 

 land. In March, 1830, two beautiful males and a female were killed in a small pond at 

 Newlands, near Belford. 



168. MERGUS SERRATOR. RED-BREASTED MERGANSER. 



Mergus Serrator, Linn. Syst., Lath. Ind., 8jc. 



Harle huppg, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Red-breasted Merganser, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn.. Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds. 



Red-breasted Gooseander, Flemm. Br. Birds. 



This is met with more frequently in the estuaries of our rivers and bays than the pre- 

 ceding species. Several are annually brought to me from Budle Bay, Holy Island, and 

 the adjacent coast. 



169. MERGUS ALBELLUS. SMEW. 



Mergus albellus, Linn. Syst., Lath. 

 Harle piette, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 

 Smew or White Nun, Br. Zool., Arct. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Id. Sup., 



Bewick's Br. Birds, 

 p , ( Mergus minutus, Lath. 

 ^™^i' \ Lough diver, Br. Zool., BewicKs Br. Birds. 

 Young. (^ Red-headed Smew, Br. Zool. 



A winter visitant, but very rare in the adult state in the north of England. A fine spe- 

 cimen was killed near Sunderland last winter 1829 and 1830, now in the possession of 

 E. Backhouse, Esq. 



Genus CLANGULA. GARROT. 



170. CLANGULA CHRYSOPTHALMOS. GOLDEN-EYE GARROT. 



Clangula chrysopthalmos, Steph., Shaw's Zool., Selby's Illus. Br. Orn. 



