. A history of British birds . 315324340 CONTENTS. AN SERES—continued. Anatid^—continued. Tadorna casarca. Ruddy Sheld-Duck ,, cornuta. Common Sheld-DuckAnas hoscas. Mallard „ strepera. Gadwall .Spatula clypeata. SliovellevDafila acuta. Pintail DuckQuerquedula crecca. Teal. ,, circia. Garganey Mareca penelope. Wigeon . ,, americana. American WigeonFuligula rufina. Red-crested PocliardPochard Ferruginous DuckScaup Duck .Tufted DuckClangula glaucion. Golden-eye „ alheola. Buffel-headed DuckHarelda glacialis. Long-tailed DuckCosmonetta histrionica. Harlequin DuckSomateria niolUssima. Eider Duck,,
. A history of British birds . 315324340 CONTENTS. AN SERES—continued. Anatid^—continued. Tadorna casarca. Ruddy Sheld-Duck ,, cornuta. Common Sheld-DuckAnas hoscas. Mallard „ strepera. Gadwall .Spatula clypeata. SliovellevDafila acuta. Pintail DuckQuerquedula crecca. Teal. ,, circia. Garganey Mareca penelope. Wigeon . ,, americana. American WigeonFuligula rufina. Red-crested PocliardPochard Ferruginous DuckScaup Duck .Tufted DuckClangula glaucion. Golden-eye „ alheola. Buffel-headed DuckHarelda glacialis. Long-tailed DuckCosmonetta histrionica. Harlequin DuckSomateria niolUssima. Eider Duck,, spectahilis. King Eider „ stelleri. Stellers Eider (Edeniia nigra. Common Scoter„ fusca. Velvet Scoter .„ perspicillata. Surf ScoterMergus merganser. Goosander . „ serrator. Red-breasted Merganser ,, albellus. Smew ,, cucullatus. Hooded Merganser PAGE 347352368370375380387393397403407413418423430435442446452457463468472476481488494499509 BRITISH BIRDS. TUBINA RES. FuLMAEUs GLACiALis (Linnasus*).THE FULMAR PETREL. Procellaria glacialis. FuLMARus, Stephens-]:—Beak not so long as the head; the upper mandiblecomposed of four portions, divided by lines, or indentations ; the whole togetherlarge and strong, curving suddenly towards the point; the under mandiblegrooved along each side, bent at the end, with a prominent angle beneath ; theedges of both mandibles sharp and cutting ; those of the lower mandible shut-ting just within those above. Nostrils prominent along the upper ridge of theupper mandible, but united, enclosed, and somewhat hidden within a tube* Procellaria glacialis, Linnwus, Syst. Nat. Ed. 12, i. p. 213 (1766).t Shaws General Zoology, xiii pt. i. p. 233 (1825). VOL. IV. B •i PROCELLARIIDiE. with a single external orifice, within which the division between the two nasalopenings is visible. Tarsi compressed, feet moderate ; three toes in front unitedby membranes, hind toe rudimentary, with a conical cl
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