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133. Anas bosciias. (Wild Duck.) 

 Common at Zana. 



134. Chaulelasmus streperus. (Gadwall.) 

 Also common at Zana. 



135. Pterocyanea circia. (Garganey.) 



I shot a Gargany in the Medjerdah just below Djebel Dekma 

 during the first week in April. 



136. Spatula clypeata. (Shoveler.) 



In a small open pool of water to the northward of the Mara- 

 bout of Sidi el Hadj ben Ameer at Zana, I used generally to 

 see a pair of this Duck. It did not seem a common bird in 

 the marsh. 



137. Branta rufina. (Red-erested Whistling Duck.) 



In the open pools at the upper end of the marsh of Zana, I 

 used frequently to see several pairs of the Red-crested Duck. 

 Two nests only were obtained. The second lot, consisting of seven 

 eggs, were of a most brilliant fresh-green colour when un- 

 blown; the contents were no sooner expelled, and the egg 

 dry, than the delicate tints were gone, and their beauty sadly 

 diminished. 



138. Fuligula cristata. (Tufted Duck.) 

 Abundant in the lake of Bizerta in March. 



139. Fuligula ferina. (Pochard.) 



Very abundant during the winter months in the lagoon of El 

 Baheira. At Zana it was far from uncommon, but we were not 

 fortunate in obtaining their eggs with certainty. The Arabs of 

 the encampments surrounding the marsh ransack the whole of 

 it for the eggs of the birds that breed there, those of the Ducks 

 being their special object of search. The consequence was, we 

 were unable to induce them to leave a nest, when found, in order 

 that by showing it to us, we might, by seeing the bird, identify 

 the species. It was, after all, giving up certainty for uncertainty 

 on the part of the finder ; for if we refused to buy the eggs, he 

 still had them to eat ; while, if he left them, another Arab was 

 almost sure to take them. We had not much better fortune 

 with some French mowers, who were there making hay for a 



