180 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF SUFFOLK. 



young bird shot in Thorpe marsh and another seen Oct. 27 1868 ; 

 a few observed and three killed on the Aide between Iken and Snape 

 in Feb. 1869 (A. Clark-Kennedy in Z. 2nd S. 1698 and 1859). Shot 

 on the Sudbourn Hall Estate, in Sir R. Wallace's Collection (C. B. !). 

 Two others killed near Sudbourn Hall by Mr. Hoy; in the Hoy Collection; 

 they were shot at the distance of 104 measured yards, both at once. 

 (Bree's Gat. in Field for 1867). A pair believed by Mr. Rope in 1872 

 to breed every year at Gedgrave (Rope MS.). 



3. A few in the Aide and Deben in Dec. 1 868 (A. Clark-Kennedy in Z. 

 2nd S. 1699); one taken outside the mouth of the river Deben; in the 

 Seckford Reading Room, Woodbridge (E. Cobbold in litt., to whom it 

 belongs, C. B. !). Some shot every year at Walton and on the Orwell 

 and Stour (Kerry MS.). 



West Suffolk. 



5. Redgrave (Wilson MS.). Oakley, occasionally (W. Clarke in JUL). 



6. Sudbury, not common (King, List, 128). 



Bred till lately, and perhaps still breeds. 



Months. — January, February, April, May, July, August, 

 September, October, December. 



Districts. — 1, 2, 3, 5, 6. 



Found along the whole length of the coast, not very 

 uncommonly, but rarely met with far inland; another 

 name for this bird is "burrow duck" from its habit of 

 breeding in rabbit burrows (see J. H. Gurney, jun. in 

 Mason's Norf. pt. iv.). 



Wild Duck, Anas boschas (L.). 



S. and W. Cat. 55. Constantly breeds in our marshes. 



East Suffolk. 

 Districts all. Eecorded as common at Yarmouth (Paget), 

 Fritton (J. H. Gurney, jun.), Aldeburgh (Hele), Wood- 

 bridge (Moor), Shotley (Kerry), Oakley (Clarke), Bram- 

 ford (Haward); as not uncommon at Sudbury (King, List, 

 128); and as found in many other places. A pure white 

 variety has been obtained near Aldeburgh (Hele, Aid., 

 153), Hybrid birds from Iken Decoy are in Mr. W. 

 P. T. Phillips' and Mr. Hillen's Collections (C. B. !). 

 Besides breeding on the marshes and by large pieces of 

 water, it has been observed to breed at Westleton (Spalding), 



