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Breeds. — Iceland, Kolgucv, Faroes, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, 

 Finland, many Baltic Islands, Russia south to Petrograd and 

 Novgorod ; also in Siberia. Migrates ; occurs in winter over 

 Europe south of Baltic to Mediterranean, Black and Caspian 

 Seas ; and S.W. Asia. Common at that season on British 

 Coasts. 



BUCEPHALA. 



Bill shorter than head and narrower at tip than at base ; 

 tail rounded, i6 feathers. 



Bucephala clangula clangula (L.). Golden-Eye. Fr. 



Carrot ; Go: Schellente ; If til. Quattr'occhi ; Swed. Knipa. 



^ Above black, head and neck green (purple in some lights), 

 feathers of hind crown slightly elongated ; an oval white patch on 

 lores ; scapulars black striped with white ; wing coverts, secondaries 

 and underparts white. Bill bluish black. Legs and feet orange. 

 Iris yellow. 9 Above brown, with grey tips, head and neck 

 umber, crown feathers less elongated ; inner secondaries white ; 

 chest band grey, underparts white. Bill bluish black, with 

 yellow spot round nail which is 5 m.m. wide. Legs and feet 

 brownish yellow. Wing ^ 212-228, 9 192-200. Tarsus ^ 

 34-38, ? 33-35- liill 6 34-36, ? 28-32. 



Breeds. — Scandinavia south to about 60°, Finland north to 

 tree limit, Iceland (occasional), N. Russia south to Moscow and 

 Ufa, Baltic Provinces, N. Germany; and across Siberia. 'Migrates; 

 occurs in winter British Isles and C. and S. Europe south to 

 Mediterranean (occasional in N.W. Africa) and through S. Asia 

 to China and Japan. 



Bucephala islandica (Gmclin). 



(^ Larger than "clangula"; head and neck bluish purple, 

 feathers of hind crown longer, loral patch crescent-shaped, 

 scapulars black, bifurcated and with white drop-shaped centres. 

 Bill bluish black. Legs and feet orange. ? resembles ? 

 "clangula" but yellow spot on bill larger and nail wider 7 m.m. 

 Wing ^ 240-248, 9 213-224. Bill J 33-36, 9 about 30. 



Breeds. — Iceland (resident) ; also Greenland and N. America. 

 Rare visitor to European shores ; has occurred Norway, Faroes, 

 Belgium, Spain, Finland, Riigen Islands and possibly Shetlands. 



