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preserved in the London Museum'*. In Hunt's ' List of Norfolk Birds,' published in Chambers's 

 'History of Norfolk' (vol. i.), published in 1829, is a notice of two more shot on Breydon in 

 1826, and a male at Surlingham Broad in December 1827. The latter is confirmed by a MS. 

 note of the late Mr. Lombe, of Great Melton, near Norwich, who made a note of it in his copy 

 of Montagu's Dictionary, and describes it as an immature male. 



"In 1844, January 12th, an adult male shot on Horsea mere, near Yarmouth, mentioned 

 by Yarrell. 



" 1867, February. An adult female shot on Hickling Broad, near Yarmouth. 



" The late Thomas Spalding, of Westerton, had in his collection (dispersed last November) 

 a fine adult male, shot by himself many years back, on Euston Broad, near Southwold, Suffolk ; 

 and the late Mr. Newcome, of Feltwell, had in his collection an adult male, said to have been 

 taken some years back in a decoy at Colchester, Essex." 



Mr. John Henry Gumey also informs me that he possesses " a male in nearly adult plumage, 

 killed many years ago at Gurlingham, from the collection of the late Mr. Thurtell, of Norwich — 

 also another male in full dress, killed some years ago (near Yarmouth, I believe), and which was 

 formerly in the collection of the late Mr. Stephen Miller, of Yarmouth. Much more recently 

 Mr. Rising, of Horsea, added to his collection an adult male, said to have been killed in that 

 neighbourhood." Amongst the instances of its occurrence cited by Mr. Harting are one from 

 Cornwall, in February 1845, and one from North Devon. Respecting this last Mr. Gatcombe 

 writes to me that " a magnificent male was obtained at Braunton (North Devon) on the 24th 

 of December, 1867, and is now in the collection of — Scott, Esq., of Chudleigh, Devon. The 

 white portions of the plumage of this bird were tinged with a beautiful blush rose-colour. I 

 have bought this species in Leadenhall market, where it is called the ' orange duck.' " 



In Scotland it only appears to have occurred once, there being a specimen in the collection 

 of Captain Orde, of Kilmory, which, according to Dr. Sclater, who exhibited it at a Meeting of 

 the Zoological Society (P. Z. S. 1862, p. 163), "was obtained in January 1862 on a freshwater 

 lake in Argyllshire, where it was observed in company with Golden-eyes (Clangula glaucion)." 

 From Ireland it has not been recorded ; nor does it appear to occur in Sweden or Norway, 

 though Nilsson (Skand. Faun. p. 459) refers to a Duck having been seen near Gothenburg 

 supposed to be this species. According to Kjserbolling it is said to occur, and even breed, in 

 the Danish provinces ; but I greatly doubt the correctness of this assertion. Mr. Taczanowski 

 informs me that it occurs, but is very rare, in Poland; and Borggreve (p. 134) refers to it as a 

 not uncommon straggler to North Germany ; and Dr. E. Rey, of Halle, writes to me that " Just 

 states that it often occurs on the Salziger See in large numbers ; and Naumann writes that it 

 breeds on both lakes ; now, however, only a few pairs breed on the small pond near Wanzleben, 

 whence I obtained seven eggs on the 2nd of June, seven on the 11th, three on the 1st of July, 

 and two on the loth of August." 



In Belgium it is of very rare occurrence ; and only a single specimen was obtained in the 

 Duchy of Luxemburg in 1851: another was also killed near Metz in 1815. Messrs. Degland 

 and Gerbe write that it has been killed at intervals in many parts of the north of France ; and 



" * Not included in Bullock's Sale Catalogue : this was called ' The London Museum/ Not in Gray's List 

 of Brit. Mus." 



