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They are very numerous. I have collected eggs 
and hatched them out under a chicken, and tried 
to tame them, but could not succeed ; they would 
run for the lake as soon as they could get out of 
the pen. Eggs eleven. 
Spatula Clypeata.— Loire. 
Shoveller. 
Very abundant in Virginia in the winter. Rare 
in Pennsylvania and shee ndant in Iowa, where it 
breeds. Eggs eight to eleven. 
Chaulelasmus Streperus.— Gray. 
Gadwall. 
Not common in Delaware. They winter in 
Virginia. Breeds in Minnesota. Eggs eight. 
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Mareca Americana — Stephens. 
Baldpate. | 
Found on the Susquehanna flats in Autumn. 
Common in April along the Delaware. 
Mareca Penelope —LBonap. 
Widgeon. 
Rare. Have found two specimens, which I 
shot in Maryland on the Patuxent Bay, in 1874. 
I had one sent me in 1875. 
Aix Sponsa.—Poire. 
Samimer Duck. 
This duck is much sought after for its beauty. 
Not fit for table use. Breeds in hollow trees 
