Cl >XT EN J S.
Bewick's Swan
Mute Swan .
Polish yuan
Buddy Shield
rake
Shieldrake
Shoveler
Gadwall .
Pintail
Wild Duck
Garganey
Teal
Wigeon
American Wigeon
Eider Duck
Steller'i Western Duck
King Duel: .
Velvet Scoter
Common Scoter
Surf Scoter
Bed-created Whiatlin
Pochard
Ferruginous Duck
Scaup
Tufted Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Harlequin Duck
(ioldcn-ovc
Buffel-headed Duck
Smew
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Goosander
Duck
H I S T O R Y
or
B R I T I S H B I R D S.
CURLEW SANDPIPER.
PIGMY CURLEW.
Tringa subarquaia, FLBMING. S b l b y.
XuMtm'us pvgmcrus, Pfnnant.
Scolobtix pygtmcus, Montagu.
Tringa— ? Subarquaia. Sub—Diminutive. Arquala—Arched.
In E u r o p e , t h i s s p e c i e s s p r e a d s f r o m S a r d i n i a a n d t h e s o u t h e rn
p a r t s of t h e c o n t i n e n t , t o F r a n c e , H o l l a n d , w h e r e it b r e e d s , N o r w a y,
F i n l a n d , a n d S w e d e n , a n d t h e n c e to t h e A r c t i c r e g i o n s . In A s i a , it
b e l o n g s to t h e n e i g h b o u r h o o d of t h e C a s p i a n S e a a n d Lake B a i k a l,
P e r s i a a n d t h e I n d i a n A r c h i p e l a g o ; a n d i n A f r i c a , e x t e n d s i n i t s r a n ge
f r o m E g y p t a n d t h e n o r t h e r n s h o r e s to S e n e g a l , a n d s o on t o t he
C a p e . I n A m e r i c a , i t r e a c h e s f r o m t h e h i g h n o r t h e r n l a t i t u d e s a nd
C a n a d a to G e o r g i a a n d F l o r i d a in t h e s o u t h.
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a i r s a r e n o w b e l i e v e d t o b r e e d h e r e o c c a s i o n a l l y . O n e o f t h e f i r s t r e c
o r d e d was o b t a i n e d n e a r S a n d w i c h , in K e n t j a n o t h e r , i n A u g u s t,
n e a r G r e e n w i c h , a s ' r e f e r r e d to b y P e n n a n t ; M r . G o u l d shot a p a ir
n e a r S a n d w i c h , in t h e l a s t w e e k of M a y , 1 8 3 3 . M r . H e y s h a m , of
C a r l i s l e , o b t a i n e d a m a l e in f u l l s u m m e r p l u m a g e , o n l i o c k Cliff, S a l t -
m a r s h , on t h e 2 7 t h . o f t h e s a m e m o n t h , a n d i n t h e a u t u m n of t he
f o l l o w i n g y e a r a c o n s i d e r a b l e f l o c k w a s s e e n t h e r e . O t h e r s h a v e b e en
p r o c u r e d i n N o r f o l k , w h e r e it is n o t u n c o m m o n i n t h e w i n t e r . T h e se