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303. TheShoveler. 



Synonym : Anas Bufigaster Latham, Suppl. Gen. Synops. B., I, p. 297 

 (1787 — Ex "Red-breasted Shoveler," Gen. Synops. B., in, 2, p. 512 

 ( 1785 — ^Lincolnshire). 



309. Distribution. — Breeds Cheshire, Leicester., Hunts., Bucks., Berks., 

 Glamorgan ; has bred Argyll., bred Islay 1918. 



362. The Common Eider. 



Distribution. — Breeding some numbers Wigtown 1920 and 1921. 



368. Genus Oidemia Fleming. 



In No. V of the Isis, 1822, p. 564, was published a name by Boie, 

 Melanitta, for the three black Ducks, nigra, fusca, perspicillata. The 

 numbers of the Isis were published monthly, No. 5 therefore in May ; 

 according to Mathews and Iredale (Austral Avian Record, v, p. 66) 

 there is " internal evidence " that the Isis at that time was " published 

 promptly." Fleming's Philosophy of Zool. in which the name Oidemia 

 appeared is dated 1822. Messrs. Mathews and Iredale say " we can 

 now state that Fleming's book was not published until June." They 

 do not say how they acquired this knowledge. The numbers of the 

 Isis cannot have been published early in the month, as in the May 

 number a letter dated May, and in the June number a letter dated 

 June was published. The name Melanitta has been adopted by the 

 B.O.U. List Committee, but as absolute proof of the date is not at present 

 forthcoming we propose to retain Oidemia. 



372. The Common Scoter. 



Distribution. — Records of breeding in Tiree in 1889 and 1897 not 

 doubted (E. V. Baxter and L. J. Rintoul, Scot. Breeding Ducks, p. 64), 

 17 pairs breeding one locality, Ireland 1918, considered mistake, 7 pairs 

 breeding up to 1921. 



384. The Goosander. 



Distribution. — Also breeds S.W. Perth and Aberdeen. 



400. 330. Phalacrocorax aristotelis aristotelis (L.)— The Shag. 



Pelecanus aristotelis Linn., Faun, Svec, Faunula, p. 5, No. 146, 

 w ex p. 51 (1761— Sweden) 



instead of Ph. g. graculus L. 1766. See Laubmann, Verh. Orn. Ges. 

 Bayern, xv, p. 220 (Sept. 1922), and Mathews and Iredale, Austr. Av. 

 Rec, v, p. 48 (Feb. 1923). 



408. The Gannet. 



Distribution. — Pair attempted to breed Lundy, and another pair 

 Isle of May (Forth) in 1922. 



425. The Western Mediterranean Shearwater. 



Distribution. — One Northumberland, Sept. 1921. 

 442. Bulwer's Petrel. 



Distribution. — One found dead near Scarborough (Yorks.) Feb. 28, 



1908 (W. E. Collinge, Nat., 1922, p. 128). 



445. The Fulmar Petrel. 



Distribution. — Breeding Bempton Cliffs (Yorks.) 1922 and greatly 

 increased 1923, seen cliffs Whitby 1922 and 1923, probably breeding 

 but no actual proof. Breeding Rathlin Is. (Antrim) 1921 and 1922. 

 Two pairs at Isle of May (Forth) 1922 thought to be breeding. 



476. The Red-throated Diver. 



Distribution. — Bred Islay 1922 



488. The Turtle- Dove. 



Distribution. — Several seen May to July 1922 Wigtownshire, but no 

 nest found. 



