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to the same place on May 19, I saw the duck swimming, 

 followed by nine young ones a day or two old. The 

 drake was not visible on this occasion. So far as I am 

 aware, this is the first record of the Shoveller breeding 

 in Kent." 



In the spring of 1906 a Shoveller's nest was found at 

 Orlestone, containing twelve eggs. 



Genus FULIGULA, Stephens. 

 EED-CEESTED DUCK. 



Fidigula rufina (Pallas). Beise, ii., App., p. 713, 

 No. 28 (1773). 



In 1853 a flock of eighteen Eed-crested Ducks made 

 their appearance near Erith, and one, a female, was shot 

 on the estate of the Hon. W. T. T. Fiennes, and was in 

 his collection. This female was figured in Mr. J. Gould's 

 Birds of Europe. 



TUFTED DUCK. 



Fidigula fuligula (Linn^us). S.N., i., p. 207 

 (1766). 



The Tufted Duck is a winter visitor to the sea-coast 

 and estuaries of Kent. 



Boys adds it to the Birds of Sandwich, 1792. Mr. W. 

 Oxenden Hammond obtained it at Wingham ; the Rev. 

 B. Austen at Walmer; Mr. G. Dowker at Stourmouth in 

 1874-82-89. Mr. W. Prentis says " The Tufted Duck is 

 not uncommon in the creeks and marshes at Rainham in 

 the winter." 



