of the Norfolk and Suffo!k Birds. 55 
pack of hounds, and we have twice been deceived by it. It is 
among the birds observed by Captain Parry within the arctic 
circle. 
6. A. ruficollis (Red-breasted Goose). 
Mr. Wigg had a specimen of this rare bird, which was killed 
at Halvergate in Norfolk in the year 1805. He says its flesh 
was well flavoured. 
7. A. Cygnus (Whistling Swan). 
In severe winters these birds are not unfrequently to be met 
with at Yarmouth and the adjacent parts. Many of them were 
killed in the hard weather of 1819. 
8. A. Olor (Tame Swan). 
9. A. Tadorna (Shieldrake). 
The Shieldrake breeds in the rabbit-burrows formed in the 
sand-hills upon the coast of Norfolk. Its nest is discovered by 
the print of its feet on the sand, and therefore most easily found 
in calm weather; for in windy weather the driving sand soon 
obliterates the impression. The old bird is sometimes taken by 
a snare set at the mouth of the burrow. The eggs are often 
hatched under domestic hens, and the birds kept as an ornament 
in ponds. 
10. A. Boschas + (Wild Duck). 
The Common Wild Duck constantly frics in our marshes. 
It is very difficult for those who live on the borders of the 
marshes to prevent their tame Ducks from assuming the habits 
of the wild ones by mixing with them, and eventually leaving 
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