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1371 [[underlined]] Dafila acuta [[/underlined]] 27778 [[female symbol]](head, wing, & tail) & 6 eggs. Youkon June 19. Nest at the foot of the first willows at the edge of a long grassy lake, on low but dry ground about 5 yds from the water. Nest very slight, composed only of a few bits of broken dry grass & sticks, but well lined with down. I shot [[female symbol]] as she rose from the nest. Incubation commenced. I saw the young of this duck in considerable numbers as early as June 14. This & [[underlined]] Anas buschas [[/underlined]] are the earliest breeders. K.