282 Mr. Seljby's Catalogue of Birds. 



175. FULIGULA MARILA. SCAUP POCHARD. 



Fuligula Mai-ila, Steph., Selby. 

 Nyroca Marila, Flemm. Br. Anim. 

 Anas Marila, Linn., Lath. 

 Canard niilouinan, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Scaup Duck, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Beivich's Br. Birds, Flemm. Br. 

 Anim. 



A common periodical winter visitant. Inhabits bays, and estuaries of rivers. 



Genus OIDEMIA. SCOTER. 



176. OIDEMIA FUSCA. VELVET SCOTER. 



Oidemia fusca, Flemm., Steph., Selby. 



Velvet Scoter, Flemm., Steph., Selby. 



Anas fusca, Lath. Ind. Orn. 



Canard double macreuse, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Velvet Duck, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds, S;c. 



177. OIDEMIA NIGRA. BLACK SCOTER. 



Oidemia nigra, Steph., Flemm., Selby. 



Anas nigra, Linn., Lath. 



Canard macreuse, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Scoter, or Black Diver, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet, and Sup., Bewick's Br 



Birds, SfC. 

 Black Scoter, Flemm. Br. Anim., Steph., Shaw's Zool., Selby's lUus. Br. Orn. 



Both species of Scoters are inhabitants of the seas : they feed upon shell-fish, roe, &c. 

 Not uncommon as vrinter visitants upon our coast. 



Genus SOMATERIA. EIDER. 

 178. SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA. COMMON EIDER. 



Somateria mollissima, Leach, Steph., Selby. 

 Anas mollissima, Linn., Lath. 

 Anas Sancti Cuthberti, Raii. 

 Canard Eider, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Eider, or Cuthbert Duck, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds, 

 8jc. 



Family II. Colymbid/e. 

 Genus PODICEPS. GREBE. 



179. PODICEPS CRISTATUS. GREAT CRESTED GREBE. 



Podiceps cristatus, Lath., Steph., Flemm., Selby. 



Colymbus cristatus, Linn. 



Grebe huppe, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Crested Grebe, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., 8;c. 



Youne i Colymbus urinator, Linn. 



\ Tippet Grebe, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn. 



Rare in the northern counties. All the specimens brought to me have been young 



birds. 



