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left the river. This egg was brought to me as a 

 great rarity, and the boy who took the nest wanted 

 double the price for it than for that of any other 

 duck. 



The teal (A. crecca, Lin.; "krick and/' Sw. ; 

 "schik-sa," Lap.) was tolerably common. 



The shoveller (A. clypeata, Lin. ; " sked and/' 

 Sw.) is said to have been once or twice killed here, 

 although I never saw it. 



The widgeon (A. Penelope, Lin. ; "bias and," 

 Sw. ; "snartal" Lap.) was the commonest of all 

 the ducks here ; and, perhaps, next to this — 



The pintail {A. acuta, Lin. ; M syert and," Sw. ; 

 " vuou asch," Lap.) I always found the nest of 

 the pintail in the small willow plantations that 

 skirt the foot of the fells. It is an early breeder ; 

 the first nest I obtained on June 4. The first nest 

 of the widgeon, however, on May 29. The egg of 

 the pintail much resembles that of the long-tailed 

 duck, both being of a dark clay colour ; but as 

 they breed at different seasons, and in such very 

 different localities, there is no fear of ever con- 

 founding the nests of the two. 



All these species breed in the lowlands, and 

 I never recollect seeing one in any of the fell 

 meadows. 



Of the diving ducks, first on my list must 

 stand — 



