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occasional visitor in autumn. One was shot at Peniston’s Pond on 
October 10th, 1874, ,and a few days later | stalked another in vain 
at the same place. Capt. Rooke, 53rd Regiment, shot one in 
Devonshire Swamp in November, 1874. JI am not aware of the 
occurrence of the European Q. crecca, or common Teal, in Ber- 
muda. It occurs as a straggler in North America. [Four were 
shot by Lieut. Tallents, of the 20th Regiment, in the autumn of 
1875.—H. D.] 
Querquedula discors, Blue-winged Teal.—A frequent visitor on 
its way south, but rarely seen on its northward journey; most 
numerous in October. Nine couple were killed in Pembroke 
Marsh after the gale of the 22nd October, 1854, and many more 
at St. David’s Island, where a native sportsman is said to have 
killed sixteen couple during the gale (Hurdis). I obtained several 
specimens in October and November, 1874, and saw two, one of 
which I knocked down, but unfortunately lost, in the mangrove 
swamp near the Sluice-gates, on April 30th, 1875. 
Spatula clypeata, Shoveller.—* A single female specimen was 
shot in December, 1844, by Mr. C. B. Fozard” (Nat. in B., p. 47). 
Aix sponsa, Summer Duck; Wood Duck.—“ A female bird of 
this species was shot by Dr. Cole, 20th Regiment, on the 16th 
December, 1846” (Nat. in B., p. 48). 
Fuligula affinis, Lesser Scaup Duck.—To make matters clear, 
in treating of this species, I must call in the aid of Dr. Coues, who 
says, in his ‘ Birds of the North-West’ (p. 574) :—“ Authors are at 
variance concerning the relationship of the bird to the preceding 
(F. marila), and the question is not yet settled. For myself | am 
rather inclined to keep the two apart, notwithstanding their very 
close resemblance, and admitting the probability that intermediate 
examples may be found. There appears to be something different 
in their range, the F. affinis being the more southerly. Not that 
it does not in the breeding season reach as high latitudes as the 
other, but that its autumnal movement is pushed to the West 
Indies and Central America, where the true F. marila is not 
recorded as occurring. It is improbable that two varieties, if they 
be really such, should preserve this difference.” Armed with this 
authority, I think 1 may safely refer the specimens of the Scaup 
chronicled in ‘ The Naturalist in Bermuda,’ all of which measured 
only 16 to 163 inches in length, to this smaller species, F. affinis. 
The length of F. marila varies from 19 to 203 inches. The 
