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occasionally in the eastern part of Norfolk to breed, as the 

 Rev. Richard Lubbock sent me word that he had shot tfce 

 young in July and August ; and hence it is called the sum- 

 mer Teal. The authors of the Catalogue of Norfolk and 

 Suffolk Birds say, also, it seems probable that the Garganey 

 sometimes breeds in Norfolk, as the Rev. Henry Tilney, 

 of Hockwold, had a pair brought to him on the 6th of 

 May, in the female of which was a perfect egg. And Mr. 

 Youell has received a specimen of this Duck killed near 

 Yarmouth in June. Mr. Salmon, an accurate observer, 

 says he has never succeeded in obtaining a nest of the 

 Garganey on the western side of Norfolk. The Garganey 

 has bred with the Shoveler. 



The Garganey has been but rarely killed in Ireland, and 

 then on the east coast. It is rare in "Wales, Cornwall, and 

 Devon. It is obtained in winter in Sussex, but is rare 

 in Kent and Essex ; has been quoted as occurring in Nor- 

 folk, and is occasionally sent up to the London market 

 from the decoys of Lincolnshire. Mr. Dunn, of Hull, 

 sent me word that he received two in October, 1840. Mr. 

 Selby says no instance of its capture further north in 

 England has come to his knowledge. Dr. Edward Clarke 

 sent me notice from Edinburgh that six specimens were 

 shot in Stirlingshire during the last fortnight of March, 

 1841 ; of these Dr. E. Clarke obtained two examples for 

 his own collection, and speaks in terms of the highest 

 praise of the delicate qualities of these birds as food. 

 The Garganey is not included among the Birds of Orkney 

 or Shetland, either by Dr. Patrick Neill or Mr. Dunn. 

 Professor Nilsson says it is found in Sweden in summer ; 

 and it is said to inhabit Russia and Siberia. M. Tem- 

 minck says it is abundant in Holland, Germany, and in 

 some parts of the interior. M. Vieillot says it is found in 

 France in summer, arriving in March, and breeds there in 



