. The birds of Berwickshire; with remarks on their local distribution migration, and habits, and also on the folk-lore, proverbs, popular rhymes and sayings connected with them . mill pond atrieurs near that village,^ and the Eev. William Stobbsmentions that a pair were got near Gordon Moss.^ On the25th of May 1886 Mr. James Aitchison, slater, Duns,showed me a male in fine plumage which had been obtainedat the Hule Moss in the beginning of that month out ofa flock of about twenty. Five Shovellers were observed onDuns Castle Lake on the 1st of December 1887 by Smith, gamekeeper, who
. The birds of Berwickshire; with remarks on their local distribution migration, and habits, and also on the folk-lore, proverbs, popular rhymes and sayings connected with them . mill pond atrieurs near that village,^ and the Eev. William Stobbsmentions that a pair were got near Gordon Moss.^ On the25th of May 1886 Mr. James Aitchison, slater, Duns,showed me a male in fine plumage which had been obtainedat the Hule Moss in the beginning of that month out ofa flock of about twenty. Five Shovellers were observed onDuns Castle Lake on the 1st of December 1887 by Smith, gamekeeper, who states that they are nowseen there in small numbers nearly every winter. 1 Hist. Ber. Nat. Club, vol. viii. p. 147. ^ Ibid. vol. vi. p. 431. 3 Ibid. vol. ix. p. 230. 108 THE SHOVELLER. Although this beautiful Duck is generally only a wintervisitor to Scotland, it has been found breeding in variousScottish counties, including East-Lothian,^ and also inNorthumberland. It is an excellent bird for the table. When it flies, thewings, which are moved rapidly, cause a peculiar sound, thatmay be lieard at some distance. 1 Yarrells British Birds, fourth edition, vol. iv. \). ANSERES. ( 109 ) ANATIDAl. THE PINTAIL DUCK. PINTAIL TEAL, WINTER DUCK, SEA PHEASANT, CRACKER,LADY-BIRD, HARLAN. Dafila acuta. A flight of fowlScatter d by winds and high tempestuous gusts. Shakespeare, Titus Androniais. This elegant bird is occasionally seen as a winter visitor offthe coast of Berwickshire, but it seldom ventures into theinterior of the county. Mr. John Weddell, Long Birgham, informs me that aspecimen was shot on the Tweed there a few years ago, andMr. William Smith, gamekeeper, tells me that a PintailDrake has been seen on the lake at Duns Castle duringthe winter months for some years past. He saw it therelast on the 28th of November 1889.
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