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Title: A history of British birds. By the Rev. F.O. Morris ..
Year: 1862 (1860s)
Authors: Morris, F. O. (Francis Orpen), 1810-1893
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: London, Groombridge and Sons
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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Persia; and in Africa in Egypt and the northerndistricts; also, so writes Selby, in North America. They are plentiful in most parts of the country, at leastin the winter half of the year, when the numbers of theresident birds are added to by large arrivals from the north.Either very dry, or very hard weather, causes them at eachseason to leave their accustomed haunts. In Cornwall the Teal is not uncommon near Falmouth, asat Penryn Creek, Gwyllyn Vase, Swanpool, and other places.A young Teal was shot by Mr. Girdlestone, at Hickling, inNorfolk, in the month of July; some birds of this speciesgenerally remain to breed in that county—at Eeedham,Ranworth Broad, and Scoulton Mere. In Kent, in RomneyMarsh; and in Cumberland, in the mosses about Carlisle,according to Dr. Heysham. They have done so in Yorkshire,on Strensall Common, near York; so too in Nortlmmlievland;and the Rev. Gilbert White, of Selborne, mentions youngTeal taken on the verge of a pond in Wolmer Forest;likewise in Wales.
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TEAL. 25 In Orkney, though a res-ident throughout the year, it is byno means numerous, but is most plentiful during winter: somestay to build in the summer. In Ireland also, it is a commonand indigenous species; the same remark applies to Scotland. The situations it frequents are the edges of rivers, lakes,pools, ponds, and streams, watery meadows, wet stubble-fields,and ditches, especially where flags and rushes afford both anatural screen from obsei*vation, and a supply of food; cultivatedand uncultivated districts, provided that these requirementsare supplied, are equally sought. It is a migratory species, appearing by the middle or endof September, and remaining till the middle of March. Theytravel, for the most part, in large flocks, and chiefly by night,though large numbers are also seen moving in the daytime;in either case at a high elevation. These birds are fonder of lochs and inland waters than ofthe sea-side. They are not very shy, and I have seen themon a pond adjoining a

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