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necks of their parents with their bills, and being 

 carried below. 



Whilst on the Norfolk Broads last spring I 

 had the good fortune on more than one occasion 

 to secure a good view of two or three specimens 

 of the rare and interesting garganey, or summer 

 teal, and was shown a nest full of eggs that would 

 have delighted the eye of many an ardent oologist 

 known to me in this country. A few years ago 

 the species was said to be encouragingly on the 

 increase as a native breeding bird, but I am sorry 

 to say that some of the best authorities in East 

 Anglia appear to be agreed that it is now mysteri- 

 ously disappearing. 



ON THE BROADS 



