in Great Britain during the Nesting-season. 443 



Dafila acuta [Eyton). Pintail. 



Province XI. 



Subprovince 24. 



Lat 55°-56°. " Scottish " type. Not in Ireland. 



The nest has been found by Mr. John Hancock, who informs 

 me that he has known the Pintail to breed spontaneously in a 

 swamp in Northumberland, which swamp is now drained; but 

 Mr. Hancock believes that the bird still breeds occasionally on 

 the Northumbrian moors. 



Anas boschas {Linn.). Wild Duck. 



Provinces I.-XVIII. 

 Subprovinces 1-38. 

 Lat. 50°-61°. "British" type, or general. 



Though scarce in the south during summer, a few pairs remain 

 to breed in nearly every county of England. 



Pterocyanea circia {Bonap.). Garganey. 



Province IV. 



Subprovinces 11, (13). 



Lat. 53°-53°. " Germanic " type. Not in Ireland. 



The nest has several times been found in Norfolk, where 

 Mr. Stevenson tells me that a few pairs breed annually in the 

 district of the broads on the eastern side of the county. 



Mr. F. Bond has informed me that the Garganey bred also 

 in the fens of Cambridge and Huntingdon before they were 

 drained. 



QuERQUEDULA CRECCA {Steph.). Teal. 



Provinces I.-XVIII. 



Subprovinces 3-12, 15, 18-23, 24-38. 



Lat. 50°-61°. " Scottish " (or " British ") type. 



The nest of the Teal has been found occasionally in most 

 counties, even of the south of England ; and in several of these, 

 especially in Norfolk, the bird is reported as breeding regularly. 

 It is, however, more numerous in the north, and is described as 

 breeding annually in nearly all the districts of Scotland. 



