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AYTHYA RUFINA. THE RED-CRESTED 

 POCHARD. 



Anas mfina. Gmel. Syst. Nat. I. 541. 

 Anas rufina. Lath. Ind. Ornith. II. 870. 

 Anas nzfina. Temm. Man. d' Ornith. II. 864. 

 Fuligula rufina. Selby, lUustr. Brit. Ornith. II. 350. 

 Fuligula rufina. Jen. Brit. Vert. Anim. 240. 

 Callichen rufinus. Bonap. Comp. List. 58. 



Male tioenty-tivo inches long, with the hill rather narrow, 

 two inches and two-twelfths long, vermilion, as are the feet ; 

 feathers of the upper part of the head and nape elongated ; 

 head and upper neck hroionish-red ; lower part of neck, 

 breast, and abdomen blackish-hrown ; back, wings, and tail 

 light brown; sides of the body, outer secondary quills, anterior 

 edge of the loing, and an oblong spot on each shoulder V)hite. 

 Female with the bill bright red ; the upper part of the head 

 and nape deep brown ; the throat, cheeks, and sides of the 

 neck greyish-white ; upper parts br own, lower brownish-white ; 

 lower fore-neck and sides mottled with brown. 



Male. — This species, considerably larger than the last, 

 is remarkable for its tufted crest, and, although nearly of 

 the same form and proportions, seems to present some affinity 

 to the Mergansers, in having the bill more slender, with the 

 lamellae of the upper mandible projecting a little, and the 

 unguis more decurved. The tarsi are very short and com- 

 pressed ; the outer two toes nearly equal, and about twice 

 the length of the tarsus. The wings are pointed, with the 

 outer quills longest ; the tail short and rounded. 



The bill and feet are vermilion ; the interdigital mem- 

 branes dusky. The head and upper fourth of the neck all 

 round are brownish-red ; the rest of the neck, the breast, 

 abdomen, hind part of the back, and upper and lower tail- 



