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DUCK, FERRUGINOUS. 



AJTAS FERRUGIJTEA, Gmel. 



Is an annual visitant, during winter, in England, 

 but not common nor has it been observed at all 

 in Scotland. It is found in North Germany from 

 October to March. It is seen also in Italy, North 

 Africa, and Russia. It feeds on insects, small frogs, 

 aquatic plants and their seeds. By Temminck it 

 is said to make its nest near rivers and marshes, 

 laying nine or ten white eggs tinged with green, 

 measuring two inches and an eighth long by one 

 and a half broad. 



DUCK, GADWALL, OR GRAY. 



ANAS STREPERA, Lin. 



The Gad wall can scarcely be considered as a 

 regular winter visitant to this country. It is occa- 

 sionally met with near the eastern coasts of Eng- 

 land, and that chiefly in spring. It has not hitherto 

 been found in Scotland. It is said to be extensively 

 dispersed over the Continent, and is very abundant 

 in Holland. It is found also in the United States, 

 extending from the fur countries as low as South 

 Carolina. It is reported to have been discovered 

 breeding even in Iceland. The nest, which is com- 



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