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Darita acuta (Eyton).  Pintail. 
Province XI. 
Subprovince 24. 
Lat 55°-56°. “Scottish” type. Not in Ireland. 
The nest has been found by Mr. John Hancock, who informs 
me that he has known the Pintail to breed spontaneously in a 
swamp in Northumberland, which swamp is now drained; but 
Mr. Hancock believes that the bird still breeds occasionally on 
the Northumbrian moors. 
Anas Boscuas (Linn.). Wild Duck. 
Provinces I.—X VIII. 
Subprovinces 1-38, 
Lat. 50°-61°. “ British” type, or general. 
Though scarce in the south during summer, a few pairs remain 
to breed in nearly every county of England. 
PrerocyaNera cixcia (Bonap.). Garganey. 
Province IV. 
Subprovinces 11, (12). 
Lat. 52°-53°. “Germanic” type. Not in Ireland. 
The nest has several times been found in Norfolk, where 
Mr. Stevenson tells me that a few pairs breed annually in the 
district of the broads on the eastern side of the county. 
Mr. F. Bond has informed me that the Garganey bred also 
in the fens of Cambridge and Huntingdon before they were 
drained. 
QueRQuEDULA creEccA (Steph.). Teal. 
Provinces I.-X VIII. 
Subprovinces 3-12, 15, 18-23, 24-38. 
Lat. 50°-61°. “Scottish” (or “ British ””) type. 
The nest of the Teal has been found occasionally in most 
counties, even of the south of England; and in several of these, 
especially in Norfolk, the bird is reported as breeding regularly. 
It is, however, more numerous in the north, and is described as 
breeding annually in nearly all the districts of Scotland. 
