AMERICAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL. 
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were three in number, and I bagged two at a shot, flying, 
although a long way off, and with a very small gun." 
On October 7th, 1848, he "made a couple of brilliant 
shots at two teal that dropped into our river at 
Longparish) this morning." 
Between 1802 and 1853 he shot one hundred and 
thirty-five of these birds. 
At the present day they are, in the summer, not more 
plentiful than in his time, in that district, but considerable 
numbers visit it in winter. 
The New Forest district seems to be most favoured 
by this species in the nesting season ; Wise ^ records it 
as nesting in most of the bottoms throughout the Forest, 
and also on the Avon, and Mr. Meade-Waldo 2 remarks 
that it breeds principally in the New Forest region. 
It has occurred in summer on the Meon and at Grange 
(Stares) ; on Cranbury Common (Miss Yonge) ; at various 
places in the Test valley ; and young birds are frequently 
seen on Alresford Pond in late summer (Davies)^ 
In the Isle of Wight it occurs most usually as a winter 
visitor ; but Mr. Poole, of Shanklin, informs us that of late 
years a pair or two have nested in Brading Marshes. 
175. Qucrqueditla caroliitensis. American Green- 
winged Teal. 
A very rare accidental visitor. 
In the " Zoologist" of 1880, Mr. Arthur Fellowes states 
that he has in his possession one which was shot at Hurst- 
bourne Park, by his father, more than forty years before. 
I " New Forest." = " Victoria History of Hants." 
3 " Zoologist." January, 1893. 
