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the coast. Stray individuals are, however, often seen during the 
day. In general habits it much resembles Nycticorax nycticorax 
and its cry is similar. It is very good eating, and is often shot for 
food. The Yellow-crowned Night Heron may be considered as 
abundant in these islands wherever there are swamps. 
The rudely constructed nests are built in the mangrove trees in 
the swamps; the eggs are usually three, blue green in color. 
Anas boschas Linn. Mallard. — Hughes (1750, p. 77) says: 
“ The very few [wild ducks] that migrate to this island are of the 
same make and species with those in England.” Had he had in 
mind any other duck than the Mallard it seems probable that he 
would have spoken more at length. 
At the present time this duck is a rare migrant, occurring on St. 
Vincent, the Grenadines (Mustique and Carriaeou), and Grenada. 
Querquedula discors (Linn.). Blue-winged Teal.— This 
little duck is a common winter visitor to Barbados, St. Vincent, the 
Grenadines, and Grenada, occurring in flocks of from ten to twenty. 
It breeds regularly at Isle Ronde in the Grenadines, where Wells 
obtained incubated eggs on January 3, 1883, and probably also in 
the swamps of Carriaeou, where it is found throughout the year. 
The nest is of grasses, on the ground in the swamps; the eggs 
are six to ten, brownish buff. 
Nettion carolinense (Gmel.). Green-winged Teal. — The 
Green-winged Teal is a common visitor to the ponds and swamps of 
St. Vincent, the Grenadines, and Grenada, arriving in October and 
leaving in April. Schomburgk (’48, p. 682) gives it as occurring at 
Barbados. 
Hughes (1750, p. 77) says, speaking of “The Teal ” : “As this dif¬ 
fers little, or not at all from those in England [JVettion crecca ], it 
will not be necessary to give a particular description of it. It will 
be sufficient to observe that in England they are seen every winter, 
tho’ hither [Barbados] they come but once a year, and very few in 
numbers, and some seasons none at all.” 
Ligon (1673, p. 61) mentions the teal, and gives an amusing 
description of how, when one is shot, the others keep coming back 
until all are killed. 
Spatula clypeata (Linn.). Shoveler; Spoonbill. — Col. 
Feilden says that this duck is an annual visitor in small numbers 
during the months of October and November. There are no 
