412 Oluf Winge. 



usual, as all over the country, owing to the extraordinarily 

 long winter of i885 — 86. During the latter part of that 

 winter it was told from all quarters, that exhausted mallards 

 had been taken by band, and that all were in so poor con- 

 dition as to be of no worth as game. (K.) 



Viborg. Breeds at some lakes. In fall flocks in the 

 lakes. (F.) 



132. Anas discors, L. 



A male in füll dress was shot on the sea-coast at Säby, 

 N. E. Jylland, in the middle of April, and stuffed by Miss 

 Claussen of Fredrikshavn. Being unknown to all there it 

 was sent for determination to Mr. JuliusWulff of Hjörring, 

 who again sent it (in the beginning of August) to the Zoo- 

 logical Museum of Kjöbenhavn, where it is now. Baron H. 

 Rosenkrantz, from personal inquiry on the spot, furnished 

 to Prof. Lütken the following additional details. It had been 

 shot by a cottager, Jens Vestenvejen, when out to look 

 for woodcocks; at Sulsbäk Mölle, a little north of Säby, 

 he had seen close to shore a party of »Teal and Black 

 Sea-Ducks« swimming with one stränge duck among them ; 

 on firing into the flock he secured the stranger rather ca- 

 sually. 



The speciraen is in very perfect plumage- the left 

 inner toe and hind toe are a little deformed. It may be an 

 escape. Yet it is said by S clate r (P. Z. S. i 88o, p. 52i), that 

 up to 1 88o this species had not been imported alive into Europe. 

 The uncertainty thrown upon questions like this by the 

 «ornamental waterfowl« is to be regretted ; the recording 

 of places where each species is kept, suggested by some, 

 is obviously not a sufficient remedy, though it may be 

 useful. The keeping of ornamental waterfowl should not 

 be encouraged ; the ornamental waters, when of any size, 

 should be left to spontaneous occupation by wild species, 

 probably much fewer and often less showy, but more inter- 

 esting to the observer of nature. On quite small waters 

 ornamental fowl might be kept without so much inconve- 

 nience, it being more possible to have an eye upon every 



