378 Lieut. C. B. Ticeliurst on the [Ibis, 



of four pipes still being visible, tliongh quite cboked witb 

 reeds. In order to start a decoy, it is necessary first to get 

 sanction and tlien a licence, wbicb is renewable every year : 

 it' tliis is allowed to lapse, it apparently cannot be renewed 

 again. "Breeds coninionly " (D.). '' Common on all the 

 islands'^ (L.J.). '' Breeds'' (Th.). 



Shovelek. 



Several seen amongst the other ducks on two lakes in the 

 dunes at Slufterbollen 2G Auoust. Also noted 28 Auoust 

 and 3 October, but as this species does not frequent the 

 shore, it did not come much under our notice. *' Breeds 

 commonly " (D.). " Breeds '' (Th.). ''Noted, three nests 

 found '^ (Davies). "Common, but no records fiom the 

 other islands" (L.J.). 



Pintail. 



A flock seen on the saltings 21 September and a single 

 bird on the 26th. Pintail's nests have been found three 

 times by Daalder, two of them in 1905 (as he informed me) ; 

 he said that they were common in winter and are taken in 

 the decoys. But it must be remembered that on the decoys 

 at Terschelling and Amehind, neighbouring islands, half-tame 

 decoy Pintails are kept and frequently breed (L.J.), and the 

 same may be the case on Texel. " Breeds ''' (Th.). 



Teal. 



Some were seen on a lake at Slufterbollen on 26 August 

 and several lots on the shore on 25 August. Not noted in 

 September till the 21st ; numbers greatly increased on the 

 25th, after which the bird was noted each day. Daalder says 

 that it does not breed on the island, but is very common in 

 winter, hence its Texel name of '" Wiutertaling/' as opposed 

 to the Garganey " Zomertaling." On the other Friesian 

 islands odd pairs are recorded as breeding on Ameland, 

 Borkum, and Juist. " Breeds" (Th.). " Kather scarce " ( V.). 



Garganey. 



Flocks noted in the Polder bet Noorden at various times 

 in August, also on a lake at Slufterbollen. Apparently 



