PINK-EAEED DUCK. 
the birds by their feet and drawn them under, blackfellow fashion — 
I could certainly have done it had I had a covering of bushes or rushes 
for my head. This refers to the Pink-ears ; the Teal of the party more 
discreetly watched the development of proceedings from the outside of the 
mob. They are very confiding little Duck, and easily shot, but are 
not much sought after by shooters, as they are so small, only going from 
half to three-quarters of a pound, and are reckoned dry and poor eating. 
Mr. A. S. Le Souef, who examined the stomach of (a female) specimen, 
reported that it contained vegetable matter and fresh- water shells.” 
The bird figured and described was collected on the Eitzroy Diver, 
North-west Australia, on the 10th of January, 1896. 
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