. The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County . Tufted Duck on Nest. .S. Pheasant on Nest. 1\. Forfniu Sec page 466. COMMON POCHARD. 465 it has been killed on the flooded waters of the Derwent,while near Beverley the late W. W. Boulton recorded itas abundant in the winter of 1864-65 ; indeed, it is one ofthe commonest ducks on the river Hull in severe Pochard is not a common species in the Teesmouthdistrict, though I have noted it at intervals in winter, andhave seen a specimen on the Coatham Marshes ; it is alsorecorded from the Esk
. The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County . Tufted Duck on Nest. .S. Pheasant on Nest. 1\. Forfniu Sec page 466. COMMON POCHARD. 465 it has been killed on the flooded waters of the Derwent,while near Beverley the late W. W. Boulton recorded itas abundant in the winter of 1864-65 ; indeed, it is one ofthe commonest ducks on the river Hull in severe Pochard is not a common species in the Teesmouthdistrict, though I have noted it at intervals in winter, andhave seen a specimen on the Coatham Marshes ; it is alsorecorded from the Esk Valley, near Whitby. As regards local names, Dunbird, Red Head, and Pokerappear to be used indifferently ; and Pokker, Dunpocker,and Bighead are additional names by which it is knownon the river Hull. [The so-called American Scaup reported at Scarborough{Zool. 1855, pp. 4631, 4947) proved, on examination by thelate J. Hancock, to be a female Pochard.] FERRUGINOUS DUCK. Fuligula nyroca {Guldensiadi). Casual visitant, of very rare occurrence. This small duck is resident in southern Europe, andmigrates in winter to no
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