SWANS. 59 



Order V. NATATORES. 



Fam. ANATID^. 



WILD SWAN or WHOOPEE. Cygnus musims, Bech- 

 stein. 



A regular winter visitant, most numerous in Scot- 

 land. 



BEWICK'S SWAN. Cygnus minor. Keys. & Blasius. 



A regular winter visitant, said to be commoner in 

 Ireland than the Whooper*. 



GEET LAG GOOSE. Anser ferns (Gmelin). 



Breeds annually in some parts of Scotland and in 

 the Hebrides, formerly also in the English fens. It 

 is now a winter visitant to England and Ireland, but 

 by no means common. 



BEAN GOOSE. Anser segetum (Gmelin). 



A winter visitant. It was stated by Macgillivray 

 that this Goose frequented the Hebrides in summer ; 

 but this has since been shown to be a mistakef. 

 The bird is very common, however, in the Hebrides 

 in winter. According to Mr. Selby, also, it has been 

 found breeding on some of the lakes in Suther- 

 landshire ; but recent observers have not been able 



* Thompson, 'Nat. Hist. Ireland' (Birds), iii. p. 17. 

 t Gray, ' Birds of the West of Scotland,' p. 343. 



