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Distribution. — British Isles. — Resident and a\ inter-visitor. Gener- 

 alh^ distributed. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Xorthern Hemisphere, in winter south 

 to north-east Africa and north India. Also in North America, but 

 at least the Greenland form is separable ; in winter (in America) 

 south to Mexico, West Indies, and Panama. 



ANAS STREPERA 



288. Anas strepera L.— THE GADWALL. 



Anas strepera Linnaeus^, Syst. Xat., ed. x, i, p. 125 (1758 — Europe. 



Restricted typical locality : Sweden). 



Anas strepera Linnaeus, Yarrell, iv, p. 370 ; Saunders, p. 425. 



Distribution. — British Isles. — Resident and winter-visitor. Breeds 

 regularly (now in considerable numbers) Norfolk and Suffolk, and 

 in 1909, 1910, and probably previous^, on a loch in Forth area, 

 Scotland. Also bred in Peebles, 1906. Elsewhere autumn to 

 spring visitor, uncertain and scarce most parts, but common 

 Tiree. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Xorthern Hemisphere, breeding in tem- 

 perate regions of both continents ; in winter south to Abyssinia, 

 India and China, Mexico and Florida. (Accidental in Bermudas, 

 Cuba, and Jamaica.) 



ANAS CRECCA 



289. Anas crecca crecca L. — THE TEAL. 



Anas crecca Linnaeus, Syst. Xat., ed. x, i, p. 126 (1758— Europe. Re- 

 stricted typical locality : Sweden). 

 Querqiiedula crecca (Linnaeus), Yarrell, iv, p. .387 ; Saunders, p. 431. 



Distribution. — British Isles. — Resident and winter-visitor. Breeds 

 most English counties ; sparsely southern and inland ones, more 

 plentifully eastern and northern and in Wales. In Scotland widely 

 distributed breeding-bird, and known to breed i^lentifully in some 

 O. Hebrides since 1901. In Ireland breeds throughout in limited 

 numbers. Some home-bred birds emigrate in autumn, but numbers 

 are greatly increased in winter by Continental visitors. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Palsearctic region generally, breeding 

 more abundantly in northern portions, but in winter all over con- 

 tinent of Europe, where open fresh-water remains, and in milder 

 parts of Asia, south to Haussa-land, Abyssinia, Blue Nile, Sokotra, 

 India and Ceylon, Burmah, Japan and China. Represented by 

 A. c. caroUnensis in North America. 



