LONG-TAILED DUCK. 



NORTHERN IIARELD. CALLOO. COAL-AN D-CAXDLE-LIGHT. 

 LONG-TAILED SHIELDRAKE. SHARP-TATLED DUCK. 



PLATE CXCVllI. — FIG. I. 



Anas glacialis, .... Peknant. Montagu. 

 Clangula glacialis, .... Fleming. Selbt. 



This species nidificates about inland lakes, ponds, 

 and bogs, among the plants and low brushwood that 

 afford cover near the water's edge. The nest is nothing 

 more than a few stems of reeds, rushes, or grass, 

 lined with the down of the mother bird, the quantity 

 being added to as the number of the eggs increases. 

 Many pairs breed in the same vicinity. 



"About the latter end of Ajjril," says Meyer, "the 

 birds arrive in pairs at their breeding-places, and in 

 May the female lays. By the end of June or the 

 beginning of July the young make their appearance, 

 and are soon led to the sea-shore, and instructed to 

 swim, dive, and provide for themselves. The male, who 

 leaves the care of the nursery to his mate, joins his 

 family on their arriving at that locality, and accompanies 

 them in their migratory journey and winter sojourn." 



The eggs are usually from six to ten in number, 

 but twelve have been found. They are of a pale 

 greenish or bluish white colour, tinted with buff. 



