148 A CATALOGTJE OF THE BIEDS 



143. BERNICLA, Stephens. 



35. Beenicle Gtoose. B. leucopsis, {Bechstein.) 



Anser leucopsis, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, II., 251. 

 „ ,, Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 2, III., 161. 



An autumn and winter visitant ; not by any means so abundant 

 on our coast as it is on the western shores of the island. In 

 November, 1866, there were six examples killed on Eenham 

 Flats, Holy Island. 



36. Beent Goose. B. beenta, {Brisson.) 



Anser Bernicla, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, II., 254. 

 ,, torquatus, Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 2, III., 164. 



A common autumn and winter visitant. Great numbers of it 

 are occasionally shot at Eenham Elats. 



37. Bed-beeasted Goose. B. eijficollis, {Pallas.) 



Anser riificoUis, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, II., 256. 

 „ ,, Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 2, III., 170. 



An exceedingly rare casual visitant. 



The following is a quotation from Harting's "Handbook," 

 p. 156:— 



" One near Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1818. Eleming, Hist. Brit. 

 An., p. 128." 



" Two seen on the Tees, Durham, of late (1845). Hogg, Cat. 

 Birds S.E. Durham." 



Having written to Mr. Harting asking for information respect- 

 ing these entries in the Handbook, I received the following ex- 

 tract from page 31 of Mr. Hogg's work, entitled " Catalogue of 

 Birds observed in South Eastern Durham, and in North Western 

 Cleveland, by John Hogg (from the 'Zoologist') London : New- 

 man. 1845." 



Red-hreasted Berniclc. 



Bernicla rvficollis. 



"Two of these very scarce and handsome species have been 



