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was a perfect egg. And Mr. Youell has received a specimen of 
this Duck killed near Yarmouth on the 2nd of June 1820. 
16. A. Crecca (Teal). = 
A few Teal breed in Norfolk. In the summer of 1817 
Mr. Youell purchased three live young ones of a person who 
took them from a nest near Reedham, and reared them by a 
common Duck. Very small young ones have also been observed 
in company with their parents upon Ranworth Broad by Mr. Ker- 
rison of that place; and they also breed on Scoulton Mere. 
17. A. mollissima (Eider Duck). 
An old male Eider Duck in full plumage was shot at Wells 
in the month of January 1820. There were two others in com- 
pany with it at the time. In the stomach of this bird there was 
a considerable quantity of Echini and Crabs' claws; in another 
was found a Buccinum reticulatum nearly an inch in length. A 
female of the same species was killed in the river Orwell the first 
week in November 1818. | 
18. A. fusca (Velvet Duck). 
This is a rare species, but it has been sometimes killed both 
in Norfolk and Suffolk. 
19. A. nigra (Scoter). 
20. A. glacialis (Long-tailed Duck). 
In severe winters these Ducks visit our shores and rivers ; and 
they have been taken in the decoy at Herringfleet. In the win- 
ter of 1819-20 they were unusually numerous, particularly at 
Yarmouth, and many of them were killed. Some of these had 
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