. The birds of Essex: a contribution to the natural history of the country. Birds. Velvet Scoter : CEdonia fusca. An uncommon winter visitor to our coast Henry Doubleday says (lo) he saw one in 1832 in a Col- lection at Colchester, obtained •on the adjacent coast. During the winter of 1829-30, " About thirty were seen in the Stour near Har\vich," but " they were so expert in diving that but few were shot " (Hoy—12. iii. 436). Lindsey says (27. App. 63) that it is " only a winter visitor " to Harwich. He adds : " From its habits of diving rather than flying, w
. The birds of Essex: a contribution to the natural history of the country. Birds. Velvet Scoter : CEdonia fusca. An uncommon winter visitor to our coast Henry Doubleday says (lo) he saw one in 1832 in a Col- lection at Colchester, obtained •on the adjacent coast. During the winter of 1829-30, " About thirty were seen in the Stour near Har\vich," but " they were so expert in diving that but few were shot " (Hoy—12. iii. 436). Lindsey says (27. App. 63) that it is " only a winter visitor " to Harwich. He adds : " From its habits of diving rather than flying, when approached, it is sometimes caught in the nets of our sea- velvet scoters, male a7idfetitale, i/n. fishermen.'" Mr. Ambrose has received it from Mersea. A few are seen in Handford Water every winter (Kerry). It was recorded from Southend in the winter of 1860-61 (23. 7386). Mr. Hope has one shot at Maldon in Feb., 1874. Goosander: Mergus merganser. Locally, " Sawbill" and ^' Merganser " (E. A. R). An uncommon winter visitor to our coast from autumn to spring. Unlike its relative, the Merganser, it is not unfrequently met with inland. Dale, writing of Harwich, in 1730, says (2. 402) : " This is frequently to be met with here," but Mr. Kerry considers it now rare there. He records one (34. 4827) shot in the harbour on Jan. 17th, 1876. Mr. Clarke speaksof it (24) as oc- casionally met with round Walden. He mentions a female shot at Debden Half on Jan. 30th, 1830, one killed at Little- bury three days later, 'and two ma- ture males at Aud-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Christy, Miller, b. 1861. Chelmsford, E. Durrant & Co. ; [etc. , etc. ]
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