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the isle of Fanø, Deutschland (Germany) according to information 
from Mr. H. Hagendefelt (Westerland, Sylt) and Mr. 0. Leege 
(Ostermarsch b. Norden, Ostfriesland) half a score in the N. Frisian 
but none in the E. Frisian isles. From Nederland (Holland) Mr. 
Snouckaert van Schauburg (Neerlangbroek, Holland) states more 
than 120; from England Mr. Ticehurst (Guy's Hospital, London) 
states 40 etc. And in the rivers and lakes great numbers are 
shot every year. Mr. Fitz Gerald tells that an Irish sportsman 
formerly -used to get 300 to 400 ”ducks and teal" every year, 
and in Las marismas an English sportsman managed to shoot 279 
ducks in one and the same morning. (Mr. Duclås). 
The fact that the teal have suffered such great losses through 
years without occurring still more rarely, seems to show the 
existence of untroubled breedingplaces in thinly populated countries, 
and possibly teal R, which, I suppose, was returning to its native 
place, points to such places in Sverige (Sweden) and Suomi 
(Finland). 
2. Ringed teal, seen in Danmark. 
Several of the teal kept remaining in the island of Fanø some 
time after they had been marked. Mr. J. M. Knudsen, the 
decoyman at ”the decoy of Knudsen", caught 7 of them again in 
the period Oct. 15th — Nov. 3rd 1907; one of them was even 
trapped twice, viz. both on Oct. 16th and 17th. Mr. N. J. 
Anthonisen, the decoyman of the ”old decoy,” re-caught 14 
ringed teal in the period Oct. 17th — Nov. ist 1907. 
In a third decoy 1 kilom. N. W. of the place, where the teal 
had been ringed (but in the same bay, ”Albue-Bugt",) a specimen 
was caught, but unfortunately killed before the ring was discovered 
— it is considered fair to give pass-port to marked ducks in the 
decoys which they visit. — Communicated according to ”Kolding 
Avis" Oct. 19th, 1907 by Mr. Jacob Brems and A. Hagerup, 
Kolding. (No. 102). 
In the autumn of 1908 a ringed teal was caught and released 
