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A List of Dutch Decoys known to the Author. 



Zoutkamp, in the province of Groningen on the western side of the 

 Lauwers Zee. 



There is a very good Decoy here with 4 pipes, within a quarter of a 

 mile of the town of Zoutkamp, which latter has come into existence since 

 the Decoy was made, but notwithstanding its proximity, the Decoy is a 

 lucrative one and takes from three to four thousand fowl annually. 



The Author remarked that here, as in many other instances, the Decoy- 

 man's cottage stood in the Decoy grounds and within 60 yards of the pool, 

 one of the pipes twisting up to the very door of the house itself. 



Nierhttisen, a couple of miles North of the last named on the same 

 shore of the Lauwers Zee are two more Decoys similar to that at Zout- 

 kamp. 



Tibnia in Friesland. Two miles north of Dockhumer-Zyl. There 

 are two Decoys here on the W. bank of the Lauwers Zee just opposite 

 to Zoutkamp. To the Author's knowledge these two pools caught 1,000 

 fowl apiece in one week in the early part of November in the year 1884. 



Schiermonnikoog. This island which lies opposite the entrance to the 

 Lauwers Zee and forms one of the South Frisian chain, has a large 

 Decoy on it. 



Terschellmg. Another island, one of the South Frisian, has a 

 Decoy on it with 6 pipes. 



Near Emden, a town in the province of Schleswig, on the North 

 shore of the Dollart estuary, are two Decoys attached to a lake. 



Fohr. The largest island of the North Frisian group. It lies NW. 

 of Husum off the coast of Schleswig. There are six Decoys on this 

 island, five of which are managed by a company. Their collective 

 average take is from 40,000 to 50,000 wildfowl in a season. In 1883-4 

 they accounted for over 50,000 fowl. All this portion of the coast of 

 North Germany is densely frequented by Duck, Wigeon, and Teal in the 

 months of October and November, but on the arrival of frost the birds 

 disperse southwards. 



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