2 8 O^S^lTHOLOgj. Book I. 



2. The Elk, Hooper) or Wild Swan. Cy gnus fir us. 



3. The Tame G06 s E, Anfer. 



4. The Wild Go ose, Anfer fir us. 



5. The SwAN-GodSE, Anfer Guineus : notable for her lifted neck, girdled 

 breaft, crefted head, and knobbed forehead. This was brought over from abroad, 

 but is now grown common enough with us ^ as the Turkey and Peacock&Ko were,which 

 we reckon arflong our Domeftics. 



6^The B E R N A c L E , or Clahp, Berniclafive Bernac(&\^ 

 C 7. The Bkent -Goose, Brenta five Bernicla altera. 



8. XbetvAT-GoosE,or Road-Goofed Brenthus, Arijfotelfr forte. ' 



2. The Ifrickkind. 



I, TheSH ELD RAKE, or Borough-Duck. : Tadorna Bellonii. It is called Sheldrake 

 from its being particoloured, Sheld fignifying dappled or fpotted with white 5 and 

 Burrow-duck^ from building in Coney-burrows. 



T" 2. St. Cutberts Duck, Anas Farnenfis, bujfdina with us only on the Farn 



Klands. I take it to be the feme with the Eider of Vpormms. 



3. TheScAuP-DuCK, Fnligula forte Gefheri, It is called Scaup-duck from its 

 feeding upon Scaup, i. e. broken Shelfiih : varies infinitely in colour, especially in 

 head and neck, fo that among a pack of forty or fifty you (hall not find two exactly 

 alike. Mr. Johnfon. 



4. The Black Duck, Anas niger, Aldrov. Seen with Mr. johnfon. 



5 . The Scoter, orleffer black Diver, Anas niger minor. 



6. The Tufted Duck, Anas cirratus. guerquedula crifiata five Colymbk Bellonii. 



7. The Golden -Eye, Clangula, Gefn. This was fent us from Cambridge by the 

 title of Shelden, I fuppofe fb denominated from its being particoloured of black and 

 white, that is Sheldfo other pied birds are called Sheld-fowL 



8. The Sh o V E L E K,Anas Platyrrhynchos altera five clypeata Germanica,hldrov. 



9 . The Lesser Red-headed Duck, Anas fir a fufca feu capite ruffo minor. 

 io.Thc Po c H A R D, or great red-headed Duck Penelopsveterum,A.ldwv. Anas fern 



fufca, Rothalfi,Gdh. 



I I . The Common WlLD-DuCK ,tind Mallard, Bofchas major. 



12. The Sea-Pheasant, Anas cau^acuta. ^ 



13. The Common Wig eon, or Whewer. Penelope, Aldrov. I am informed by 

 Mr. Dent ApothecaryxmCambridge, that the Males or Cocks are there called Wigeons 

 and the Females Whewer s. 



. 1 4. The GADWALL,or Grey. Anas Platyrrhynchos rofiro nigro & piano, Aldrov. 



15. The Common Teal, gtuerquedula. 



1 6. The Summe r Tea l, Anas Circia, Gefn. 



17. The Tame Duck, Anas domefiica. 



18. The Muscovy Duck, Anas mofehata. 



19. TheHooK-BlLD Du CK, Anas rojiroadunco. 



Among the whole-footed Water-fowl we omitted the Recurvirojira or Avofetta 

 Italorum, which in Winter-time often frequents ourcoafts, the Shear-water of Sir Tho- 

 mas Br own, and the Mergulus melanoleucosrojiro acute brevi of the fame. 



Among the cloven-footed Water-fowl the Stork-, which is fbmetimes feen upon our 

 Coafts, perhaps driven over by ftorm, or other Accident. 



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