50 THE NATURALIST IN BERMUDA. 
RING-NECKED Duck (F. rufitorques). A specimen of this 
duck was captured by Mr. Hurdis on the 13th of Novem- 
ber, 1850, in the plumage of the year. He endeavoured 
to keep it alive, for the purpose of watching the change of 
plumage, but failed in doing so, a cat having bolted with 
his prize. 
Ruppy Duck (#. rubida). A single specimen, shot by 
Dr. Cole (20th Regt.), in a marsh, near Hamilton, November 
24th, 1846. It was a young male bird. 
CANVASS-BACK Duck (F’. valisnertana). Myr. Hurdis pur- 
chased a specimen of this duck from some boys, by whom 
it was captured alive in a marsh, near James’ Cottage, on 
the 30th of October, 1851. It was destroyed by ants soon 
afterwards. On the 23rd of November following, he ob- 
served a very fine specimen in White’s Marsh. 
BUFFEL-HEADED Duck (¥’. albeola). One of these ducks 
was shot in the Pembroke Marshes, by Captain Lye (20th 
Regiment), in December, 1845; and though occasionally 
observed in the Bermudas, subsequent to that period, no 
other specimens were obtained. 
HoopED MERGANSER (Mergus cucullatus). One of the 
men, on board H.M.S. Scourge, Captain Wingrove, caught 
a female specimen near Ireland Island, on the 10th of 
January, 1849; the only one hitherto found in the Islands. 
HoRNED GREBE (Podiceps cornutus). Dr. Cole shot one 
of these grebes on the 24th of November, 1846, which is 
now in the Rev. H. B. Tristram’s collection. 
PIED-BILLED Dascuick (P. Carolinensis). Two speci- 
mens were killed, in October, 1849, and another by myself, 
on the 5th of February, 1850, in one of the ponds near 
Harrington Sound. 
