ANAS ACUTA.—A. BOSCAS. D53 
[$ 5591. One.—Loch Leven, Kinross-shire, 8 June, 1898. 
From Mr. William Evans, 1906. 
This valuable specimen is the gift of Mr. William Evans, who wrote :— 
“T send herewith the Pintail’s egg which I promised you last year.... You 
may depend on its being correct. It is from one of the nests I found, and 
thoroughly identified, at Loch Leven, Kinross-shire, on 8th June, 1898. 
There were six deeply incubated eggs in the nest (cf. Annals Scot. Nat. Hist. 
1898, p. 165).” In the notice which he published (ué supra) Mr. Evans states 
that there were six or seven pairs of Pintails breeding in the locality in that 
year. The two nests which he saw, each with six eggs, “were within a 
hundred yards of each other” and, as well as “ an empty nest with portions of 
hatched eggs beside it,’ were ‘placed in tufts of grass in dry and open 
situations at some distance from the wate?.’’ | 
ANAS BOSCAS, Linneus. 
WILD: DUCK; 
5592. One.—River 'I'rent, Nottinghamshire. Not later than 
to) 
1843. 
The Mallard breeds near, and on islands in, the Trent. George 
and Charles Wolley have found several nests on this [the left] side 
of the river. They once attempted to hatch some [eggs] by putting 
them under a hen; but the experiment failed. A young one caught 
in Charlton’s backwater was kept here [Beeston] for two or three 
weeks. It was most indomitably wild. They cannot fly till very 
late in the summer. This egg was marked as soon as blown, so 
there is no fear of its being the egg of the Common Duck. 
§ 5593. Eight—Loch Meadie, Sutherland, 11 May, 1849. 
On Loch Meadie in the first Eagle Island I shot a Duck from the 
nest—eight eggs. This shot did not scarce the Goose [§ 5397] 
from her nest in the other island. I fed the young Eagles with the 
bird, which I shot to identify the eggs. 
§ 5594. One.—Loch Shin, Sutherland, 14 May, 1849. “ Bird 
seen. J. W.” 
Near the Goose’s nest [$ 5398]. There were in it nine eggs. 
