observed in the Ionian Islands, 8fc. 353 



The greatest amount of wild-fowl killed in one day during 

 the above winter was by a party of three, on the Luro river, 

 about the beginning of February. They brought to the yacht 

 107 head of Ducks of various species and two Wild Geese. A 

 good many Wild Ducks bi-eed in Epirus and Albania. In the 

 Acherusian marsh at Phanari, without exaggeration, they lite- 

 rally darken the air ; but this is not a very good shooting locality, 

 as the best portion of the marsh for ducks is utterly impene- 

 trable to man or dog, and may, for aught I know, contain Hip- 

 popotami, Alligators, or Whale-headed Storks ! 



225. Teal. {Anas a-ecca.) 



Very abundant in winter, arriving about the end of September 

 and disappearing in March. 



226. Marbled Duck. {Anas marmoraia.) 



I saw a boy at Butrinto with a mutilated specimen of this 

 rare Duck in his hand, which he had just killed on the lake; he 

 said it was alone when he shot it. I once flushed three Ducks 

 at Phanari, which puzzled me very much at the time, but which, 

 I have now little doubt, belonged to this species; and an officer 

 of the garrison of Corfu described to me a small Duck he had 

 killed near Arta, which I think can have been no other but 

 this. The Marbled Duck is not uncommon in the island of Sar- 

 dinia, and very common at Tunis in January and February. 



227. Garganey. {Anas querquedula.) 



Appears in great numbers about the end of February in Epirus 

 and Corfu ; remains till April. I think a few pairs breed in 

 the country. 



228. WiGEON. {Anas penelope.) 

 Abundant in winter, particularly at Livitazza. 



229. Gadwall. {Anas strepera.) 



Common in winter ; the easiest of approach, and by far the 

 best for the table, of the European Anatidce. 



230. Pintail. {Anas acuta.) 



Tolerably common in winter, but very wary, and difficult to kill. 



231. Shoveller. {Anas clypeata.) 

 Common in winter. 



