Class II. T U F T E D D U C K. 585 



This bird is allowed in the Romijh church to be 

 eaten in Lent, and 'is the macreufe of the French. 

 It is a great diver, faid to live almoft conftantly at 

 fea, and to be taken in nets placed under water. 



Un petit Plongeon efpece de Kram, 341. 274. Tufted 



Canard. Belon a<v. 175. Anas fuligula. Lin.fyft. 207. 



Straufs endt. Gefner am. 107. Wigge. Faun. Suec. Jp. 132. 



Querquedula Criftata. Aldr. Nor-vegis Trol-And. Brunmcb, 

 a<v. III. 91. 90. 



Wil. orn. 365. Reiger-Ente, Straufs - Ente. 



Raiifyn.aw. 142. Frifcb, l\. 171. 



Le petit Morillon. Brijfon Br. Zool. 153. ScopoIi,No. 78. 

 av. VI. 411. Tab. 2j.fg. 1. 



THIS fcarcely weighs two pounds : the length Descrip. 

 is fifteen inches and a half: the bill is broad, 

 of a bluifh grey, the hook black : the hides of a 

 fine yellow. The head is adorned with a thick, 

 but fliort pendent creft. The belly, and under 

 coverts of the wings are of a pure white : the 

 quil feathers dufky on their exterior fides and ends ; 

 part of their interior webs white ; the fecondaries 

 white tipt with black. The reft of the plumage is 

 black, varied about the head with purple : the tail 

 is very fhort, and confifts of fourteen feathers : the 

 legs of a bluifh grey ; the webs black. The 

 female wants the creft. 



When young, this fex is of a deep brown ; and 

 the fides of the head next the bill of a pale yel- 



Q^q 4 low: 



