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this Duck near the Mirzapur Tea Estate 

 in Sylhet. Mr. Forsyth recorded it from 

 the Bhramaputra river, near Dhubri. 

 Mr. H. Fasson obtained it in Ghittagong. 

 Captain A. W. Newbold sent me a 

 specimen which he shot at Myitkyina, 

 on the upper portion of the Irrawaddy 

 river, in December. It also appears to 

 have occurred at Meiktila, which is per- 

 haps as far south as this species is ever 

 likely to reach in Burma. 



The Common Sheld-Duck is a per- 

 manent resident in many portions of its 

 extensive range ; migratory, but to no great 

 extent, in others. This species ranges 

 from Western Europe eastwards to Japan 

 and China. It is seldom found north of 

 the 6oth degree of latitude, but it has 

 been observed farther north in Europe 

 than in Asia, which is due perhaps to 

 there being more frequent observers in 

 the former continent than in the latter. 

 In winter there seems to be a partial 

 movement of these Ducks, and they are 

 then observed on the southern shores of 

 the Mediterranean, South-western Asia, 

 India, and Southern China. In India 

 these Ducks arrive about the middle of 

 November, and some remain till the 

 middle of April. 



