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which lie further from Holland. The Shovellers 

 breed in Norfolk, where they are called " Becks" 

 and, in some places, " Scopper -bills" The flappers 

 of this species are easier found, and show more sport 

 than those of the common wild-duck. Their flesh, 

 too, I think, is of a superior flavour. 



There is a variety of this kind, called the red- 

 breasted Shoveller, for which, as well as all other 

 varieties of wildfowl, I have found the coast of Nor- 

 folk to be the best. This, no doubt, is in conse- 

 quence of its being the nearest to Holland ; from 

 whence there are driven across the channel, by a 

 strong easterly wind, many birds that will seldom 

 travel further to the westward. 



* TUFTED DUCK. AnasfuligulaLe petit morillon. 



Why this is called by Brisson " the little morillon" 

 I am at a loss to discover, as the other morillon is in 

 every respect the smaller bird of the two. This is 

 well known to all wildfowl shooters ; and Mr. Bewick 

 corroborates it in his quoted statement of weight and 

 dimensions. 



VELVET DUCK, GREAT BLACK DUCK, or DOUBLE SCOTER. 

 Anas fusca La grande macreuse. 



* DUNBIRD, POCHARD, or GREATHEADED 



WIGEON. Anas Jerina Penelope, le mil- 

 louin. 



FIELDFARE. Tardis pilaris La tourdelle. 

 As long as the berries remain on the hedges, field- 



