196 DUNBIRD FIELDFARE. 



* SHOVELLER, KKRTLUTOCK, or BROADBILLED DUCK. Anas 



clypeata Le souchet. 



Birds of this kind are more common in the fens of 

 Norfolk than in those other marshy parts of England 

 which lie farther 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 Norfolk to be the 

 best. This, no doubt, is in consequence 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 farther to the westward. 



* TUFTED DUCK. Anasfuligula Le 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. Atiax 

 fusca La grande macreuse. 



* DUNBIRD, POCHARD, or GRE ATHE ADED WIGEON. 



Annsferina Penelope, le millouin. 



FIELDFARE. Tardls pilarlsLa tourdelle. 



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

 fares continue in the uplands, and are very fat ; but 



