. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders : with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Birds; Reptiles. 24G DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS, AND PELICANS. TtiE Shieldrake. E:>fGLiSH Synonyms.—Burrow Sliielduck: McGillivray. Shieldrake: Mon- tagu, Selby, Jenyns. Popular names : Skeldrake, Skelgoose, SkieUBg Goose, Burrow Duck, St. George's Duck, Stookannet. Latin" Synonyms.—Anas tadorna: Linn., Latham, Temminck. Tadorna vulpanser : Selby, Bonaparte, McGillivray. French Synonym.—Canard Tadorne. This very beautiful bird is a permanent resident in the
. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders : with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Birds; Reptiles. 24G DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS, AND PELICANS. TtiE Shieldrake. E:>fGLiSH Synonyms.—Burrow Sliielduck: McGillivray. Shieldrake: Mon- tagu, Selby, Jenyns. Popular names : Skeldrake, Skelgoose, SkieUBg Goose, Burrow Duck, St. George's Duck, Stookannet. Latin" Synonyms.—Anas tadorna: Linn., Latham, Temminck. Tadorna vulpanser : Selby, Bonaparte, McGillivray. French Synonym.—Canard Tadorne. This very beautiful bird is a permanent resident in the British Islands, although it is only met sparingly along our coasts. It. Fi;2. 93.—The Shieldrake {Aims tadorna). resorts in spring and summer to the sandy bays on the "n-est coast of England and Scotland, from the Land's End to the Shetland Islands. In autumn and winter it is found on the eastern coast both of Scotland and England, where many individuals remain to breed. It is generallj^ 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 Goose. 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. New York : D. Appleton
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