COMMON SHELDRAKE 



T ADORN A T ADORN A (Lnrarf:) 

 (Plate 16) 



Synonymy 

 Anas tadorna Linne, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 122, 1758. 

 Anas cornuta S. G. Gmelin, Reise Russl., vol. 2, p. 189, pi. 19, 1774. 

 Anas damiatica Gmelin, Linne's Systema Naturae, ed. 13, vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 535, 1788. 

 Tadorna bellonii Stephens, General Zool., vol. 12, pt. 2, p. 72, pi. 45, 1824. 

 Tadorna vulpanser, Fleming, History British Animals, p. 122, 1828. 

 Vulpanser tadorna Keyserling and Blasius, Wirbelth. Europas, pp. lxxxiv, 225, 1840. 

 Tadorna cornuta G. R. Gray, Hand-list, vol. 3, p. 80, 1871. 

 Tadorna tadorna Fleming, Philosophy of Zool., vol. 2, p. 260, 1822. 



Vernacular Names 

 English: German: 



Common Sheldrake, Sheld-duck, Brand- 



Shieldrake, etc. 



Burrow Duck 

 Damietta Duck 

 Bargander 

 Skeeling Goose 

 Stock Annet 

 Sly Goose 

 Strand Goose 

 St. George's Duck 

 Bardrake 

 Bay Duck 



French: 



Canard tadorne 

 Tadorne de Belon 

 Tadorne commun 

 Houad-trocale 

 Canard hollandais 

 Canard de flandre 

 Canard renard 

 Ringan 

 Vollandoise, etc., etc. 



Hohlen 



Loch- 



Erd- 



Berg- 



Fuchs- 



Pracht- 



Wuhl- 



Kracht 



Grab- 



Scheldrak 



Gaelic: 



Cradh-Gheadh 

 Craigag 



Icelandic: 



Brandgas 



Norwegian: 

 Fagergaas 

 Gravgaas 

 Gravand 

 Brandgaas 

 Ringgaas 



Ente or Gans 



