394 Mr Muirhead on the Birds at Paxton. 



years ago. I shot a female Teal, which rose out of some rushes 

 at the side of the river in the end of November, 1874. I saw a 

 pair of Teal on the pond at Wedderburn Castle North Lodge, 

 about th9 middle of September last, and believed they had bred 

 on the pond, for I was told that they had frequented it during 

 the summer. 



97. Wigeon. Anas penelojpe. The Wigeon is occasionally 

 seen on the Tweed here. 



98. Eider Duck. Somateria mollissima. A male Eider was 

 observed on the river here one morning in the end of December, 

 1874. 



99. Scoter. Oidemia nigra. The Common Scoter is seldom 

 seen on the Tweed here. I have noticed it only once or twice on 

 the river, during the last four years. 



100. Pochard. Fuligula ferina. In the severe winter of 

 1870-71, several Pochards were killed on the Tweed, in this 

 neighbourhood. I shot a beautiful male on the Whiteadder, 

 during the severe weather in the end of December, 1874. 



21st December, 1875, A young male was shot by the game*- 

 keeper on the Tweed last week. 



101. Scaup. Fuligula marila. The Scaup Duck occasionally 

 visits the Tweed, in severe weather in winter. Several were shot 

 on the river here, in the winter of 1870-71, I did not observe 

 any Scaups amongst the ducks on the Tweed during the snow- 

 storm in December, 1874. 



21st December,. 1875. Several Scaups — young males and 

 females — have been shot on the Tweed here this month. 



102. Tueted Duck. Fuligula cristata. One or two Tufted 

 Ducks are generally to be seen on the river, during severe 

 weather or early spring. A male in full plumage was shot here 

 in the winter of 1870-71. 



103. Longtailed Duck. Fuligula glacialis. The Longtailed 

 Duck is a rare visitor to the Tweed. A female was shot on the 

 river at Finchy, in the end of December, 1874. I have never seen 

 the male Longtailed Duck here. . 



104. Golden Eye. Fuligula clangula. It is only during the 

 continuance of very severe weather in winter, that the beautiful 

 male Golden Eye is to be seen on the Tweed ; during ordinary 

 weather in the winter season, two or three females, or young 

 males in immature plumage, may be observed swimming on the 

 river. They appear to feed always near the edge where the 

 water is not deep. They dive at short intervals when feeding — 

 sometimes the whole of their number going under the water at 

 once, in which case it is easy to get within range of them. The 

 people here call the female Golden Eyes, " Wigeons." 



105. Goosander. Mergus castor. Goosanders are occasionally 

 seen on the river here, during winter and spring, but they are 

 generally females, or males in immature plumage. The male in 



