WIDGEON 
ANAS PENELOPE Linne 
(Plate 29) 
Synonymy 
Anas penelope Linne, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 126, 1758. 
Anas cogolca S. G. Gmelin, Reise durch Russland, vol. 1, p. 70, 1770. 
Anas kogolca S. G. Gmelin, Nov. Comm. Petrop., vol. 15, p. 468, 1771. 
"^Anas melanura Gmelin, Linne’s Systema Naturae, ed. 13, vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 516, 1788. 
A nas fist ular is Brehm (ex Brisson), Oken’s Isis, 1830, col. 997. 
Mareca fistularis Stephens, General Zook, vol. 12, pt. 2, p. 131, 1824. 
?Mareca melanura Stephens, General ZooL, vol. 12, pt. 2, p. 134, 1824. 
Penelops penelops Kaup, Natiirl. Syst., p. 31, 1829. 
Anas kagolca Brehm, Oken’s Isis, 1830, col. 997. 
Mareca penelope Selby, British Ornith., vol. 2, p. 324, 1833. 
Mareca kagolka Brehm, Naumannia, 1855, p. 297. 
Mareca fistulans Brehm, Naumannia, 1855, p. 297. 
Vernacular Names 
English: Wigeon (male in old English), Whewer (female in old English), European 
Widgeon, Whim, Whistler, Half Duck, Smee Duck, Easterlings, Red-headed 
Widgeon, Yellow-poll. 
French: Canard siffleur, Mareque siffleur, Sarcelle double, Siffleur penelope, Vingeon, 
Vignon, Wuiot, Oignard, Rougeot. 
German: Pfeifente, Mittelente, Blassente, Rotente, Rothals, Speckente, Schmiiente, 
Weissstirn, Braunente, Doppelkricke, Grasente. 
Gaelic: Glas-lach, Lacha lachlannach. 
Dutch: Smient, Fliuteend, Smink. 
Danish: Pibeand, Blisand, Lysand, Brunnakke, Blyand. 
Swedish: Blasand, Brunnacke, Blasa, Hvitback. 
Norwegian: Brunnake, Pipand, Graesand, Lyngand. 
Faroes: Andt. 
Icelandic: Raudhofda-bnd, Raudhbfda-grabnd, Rauddufu-bnd. 
Finnish: Haapana, Viurus uorsa, Kirnulintu. 
Lapplandish: Snartal. 
Lettish: Schwukschkis. 
