WIGEON. 167 



A full-winged female "Wigeon on reservoir in Blackburn 

 Corporation Park ; she seems quite at home with the 

 pinioned birds. 7 June 1890. Full-winged "VVigeon laid 

 two eggs on island, on large reservoir in Corporation 

 Park. These were taken by rats, I think — she has 

 again nested under a laurel on the north of straight 

 drive ; this morning there are three eggs ; 23 June 1890 : 

 disturbed, nest forsaken. 10 Dec. 1890. This bird 

 which disappeared altogether about the above date 

 turned up again to-day on the reservoir. 8 July 1891. 

 Wigeon, pinioned bird, appeared on reservoir with 

 seven young. Her nest was within two yards of one of 

 the paths, under a rhododendron ; all her eggs hatched. 

 On the 10th the Park Supt. brought me a young one 

 found dead. 30 Sept. 1891. Full-winged Wigeon, which 

 has been away since midsummer, again appeared on 

 Park reservoir. 21 Oct. 1891. Another full- winged Wigeon 

 has come to the Park, a dark smallish bird, remarkably 

 tame. It went into a large cage, used for catching the 

 ducks, and was pinioned 20 Nov. Has since moulted 

 into male plumage. Where can these full-winged birds 

 have come from '? Where does the duck go each 

 summer ? "] 



GENUS DAFILA. 



PINTAIL. 



Dafila acuta (Linnseus). 



Local Name — Sea-Pheasant. 



A winter visitor, occurring only in small numbers, and 

 seldom far from the sea. It has often been shot in 

 September. 



