TADORNA CORNUTA. 529 
TADORNA CORNUTA (S. G. Gmelin). 
THE SHELD-DRAKE. 
§ 5481. One.—From Mr. Mansfield. Not later than 1843. 
§ 5482. One.—From Mr. Green, 1844. 
§ 5483. Zwo.—Leadenhall Market, 1849. From Dr. Frere. 
§ 5484. Three-—From Mr. Green, 1851. 
§ 5485. Mive-—Kalmar, (10 May ?), 1856. 
[These were not entered in his Egg-book by Mr. Wolley; but from 
Mr. Hudleston’s journal I infer that the nest was found already robbed on 
the day above given, and I presume the eggs were recovered from the 
spoilers. | 
§ 5486. One.—Mellbéda, Gland, 11 June, 1856. “J. WW. 
Of two, deserted, in a tree upon which several weeks before I had 
actually seen the bird alight. They were in an horizontal branch 
of an old oak, on the parsonage lands. 
[Mr. Hudleston’s journal of the same day has :—“ The Patron then took us 
to an old oak, not far from the church, where a Shellduck had laid two eggs 
and then deserted. They were placed in the hollow of one of the large 
horizontal arms.’”] 
[§ 5487. One.—Orkney. From Mr.’ Dunn, 1851. | 
[§ 5488. Zwo.—Calvend, Kircudbrightshire, May, 1854, From 
Mr, W. G. Johnstone. 
Hewitson, ‘ Eggs of British Birds,’ ed. 3, pl. exii. fig. 1. 
One of the above lent to Mr. Hewitson to be figured. | 
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