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of any kind, and many of us have seen this Duck's 

 nest in all sorts of odd places. Personally we have 

 seen it in a deserted Crow's nest and on the pollard 

 top of a willow. Some ten years ago we remember 

 seeing an albino bird of this species; it used to feed 

 in some flooded meadows with many others, and 

 though we tried hard to get it, we were always un- 



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successful. Winter is the time, however, to see Ducks 

 on the river, and then in chosen haunts, Mallard, 

 Teal, Widgeon, Shovellers, Pintails, and Goosanders 

 may be seen by the fortunate ornithologist. 



These, then, are the chief birds of the stream, though 

 many others constantly nest close to it, such as the 

 Ring Ouzel and Pied Flycatcher ; but we must bid 

 them adieu, or, better, au revoir. 



