. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. 246 DUCKS, aEESE, SWANS, AND PELICANS. The Shieldrake. ENGLISH Stnontms.—Burrow SMelduok: McGrillivray. SMeldrake: Mon- tagu, Selby, Jenyns. Popular names : Skeldrake, Skelgoose, Skieling Goose, Burrow Duck, St. George's Duok, Stockannet. Latin Synonyms.—Anas tadorna: Linn., Latham, Temminok. Tadorna vulpanser : Selby, Bonapai-te, McGillivray. French Synonym.—Canard Tadorne. This very beautiful bird is a permanent resident in tbe British. Islands
. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. 246 DUCKS, aEESE, SWANS, AND PELICANS. The Shieldrake. ENGLISH Stnontms.—Burrow SMelduok: McGrillivray. SMeldrake: Mon- tagu, Selby, Jenyns. Popular names : Skeldrake, Skelgoose, Skieling Goose, Burrow Duck, St. George's Duok, Stockannet. Latin Synonyms.—Anas tadorna: Linn., Latham, Temminok. Tadorna vulpanser : Selby, Bonapai-te, McGillivray. French Synonym.—Canard Tadorne. This very beautiful bird is a permanent resident in tbe British. Islands, although it is only met sparingly along our coasts. It. Fig. 93.—The Shieldrake {Anas tadorna). resorts in spring and summer to the sandy bays on the west coast of England and Scotland, from the Land's End to the Shetland IsMnds. In autumn and winter it is found on the eastern coast both of Scotland and England, where many individuals remain to breed. It is generally found in the neighbourhood of sandy, marshy land and moist meadows near the sea. It walks with a quickish step, and has a swift flight, something like the Mallard, and with a more rapid beat of the wings than the Groose. The Shieldrake (Fig. 93) is the most remarkable of all the. 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 Figuier, Louis, 1819-1894; Gillmore, Parker, ed. Springfield, Mass. , W. J. Holland
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