376 Mr. W. C. Tait on the Birds of Portugal 



lagoon between Ovar and Aveiro every winter. The Mnr- 

 toza '' punters " shoot a few, which are sent to the Oporto 

 market. 



177. Anas boscas, Linn. '^Lavanco/' Esraoriz, Ovar, 

 Estarreja, Aveiro ; " Pato real/^ Valen^a, Angeja ; " Adem/' 

 Coimbra Museum. 



I have met with the Mallard all the year round in Portugal 

 and found two nests with about a dozen eggs in each at Ovar, 

 among some rushes on the grouud, catching the female on 

 one of them for identification. 



178. Anasangustirostris, Menetr. ''Pardilheira/' Lisbon 

 Museum. 



In the Lisbon Museum there are two specimens of the 

 Marbled Duck, and it cannot be very rare where they came 

 from, as it has a local name ; but I have never seen it in the 

 north of Portugal, and most likely it is a summer visitant. 



179. Chaulelasmus STREPERus (Linn,). "Frisao,^^ Coim- 

 bra Museum. 



Specimens of the Gadwall have been obtained in winter 

 from the lagoon at Ovar and from the Ribatejo. 



180. Spatula clypeata (Linn.). " Pintalhao,"" Murtoza; 

 " Pato trombeteiro," " Colhereira," Coimbra Museum. 



The handsome Shoveller Duck is frequently to be seen for 

 sale in Oporto from the middle of October to the middle of 

 March, and is obtained on the Ovar lagoon in the neighbour- 

 hood of Murtoza. 



181. Querquedula CRECCA (Linn,). " Marreca," general 

 name ; " Marneco,''^ Esmoriz. 



The Teal is frequently obtained in winter in suitable loca- 

 lities such as near Murtoza. At Angeja I was told that it 

 nested there in the fields among the tall rye-grass, and at 

 Guilherey, near Tuey, in a small marsh ; but I have not been 

 able to ascertain whether the bird was really this species or 

 the Gai'ganey, or the Marbled Duck. 



