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A winter visitor, whose numbers have greatly increased during the 
last ten years. A few arrive, iAsome years, as early as August, 
and they become more and more numerous during the autumn 
and winter.'; Some leave here in March, but the majority do so in 
April, and, in some years, a few remain in the Gardens till the 
second week of May. Up to 1902 twenty was the largest number 
of Shovelers seen, at one time, on our lake. On the 18th of January 
1903, 171 were counted, and on the 6th of March 1905, 443. Since 
then it is estimated that over 500 Shovelers take up their winter 
quarters with us. 
127. Pintail, Dafila acuta. 
S. 284. 
H. S. 429. 
A winter visitor : not very abundant . 
128. Teal, Nettion crecca. 
H. S. 431. 
Querquedula crecca , S. 286. 
Several hundred Teal winter on the lake in the Gardens. In some 
years a few of them arrive as early as the latter part of August, 
and they have been known to stay as late as the 8th of May. j 
129. Wigeon, Mareca penelope. 
S. 288. 
H. S. 437. 
Wigeon were seen wild in[the Gardens for the first time on the 1st of 
April 1906 (two birds), from then till the 9th of May 1906 about a 
dozen birds frequented the lake. A few appeared during the 
winters of 1906-7 and 1907-8. 
130. Red-crested Pochard, Fuligula rufina. 
Netta rufina, H. S. 441. 
Not included by Shelley. 
Two flew low over the Gardens on the 9th of September 1902. 
131. Pochard, Fuligula jerina. 
S. 289. 
H. S. 443. 
A few appear during the winter months. 
132. Ferruginous Duck, Fuligula nyroca . 
H. S. 445. 
