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stock on the estate (Millais, 1913). Needless to say these experiments at Netherby 
are now a thing of the past. 
It might be well to remark here that efforts of this kind are not successful in our 
northeastern States, because it is almost impossible to develop a local stock of any 
duck on account of our severe winters and strong tendency of the birds to migrate. 
A pair of European Teal that was brought over from England in 1909 bred in my 
artificial pond at Wenham the following year. The two young were never caught, 
but stayed about the pond till December 6 when they evidently migrated. In the 
spring of 1911, on April 19, I was astonished to find a female Teal, undoubtedly of 
this species, on the pond. I say undoubtedly, for Green-winged Teal are very rare 
here in the spring, and this one acted in every way like an old acquaintance, and 
stayed with us all through the spring and early summer (Phillips, 1911a). 
I understand that Mr. John A. Cox has also bred this Teal at East Brewster, 
Massachusetts. 
Live Teal used to bring from 10 to 15 shillings the pair in England, but in this 
country the price was nearer $10.00 to $15.00. In the years 1919 to 1920 this 
species again began to appear in our American bird markets, some even coming from 
the Orient. 
Hybrids. Wild-killed hybrids between this and the following species have been 
recorded by Suchetet (1896) : Anas boschas. Anas penelope. Anas acuta. Anas quer- 
quedula. Poll (1911) mentions a cross between this species and Spatula clypeata. 
In confinement various hybrids have been produced. Crosses with the Pintail are 
fertile. I saw a live bird on Mr. Blaauw’s ponds in Holland that was three-fourths 
Teal and one-fourth Pintail and as nearly as I could see it resembled a pure-bred 
Teal in every detail. 
