262 

 NATATORES. 



ANATID/E. 



ANATID/E, 



THE HARLEQUIN DUCK. 



Anas histrionica, Harlequin Duck, Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. ii. p. 269, Edit. 1812. 



» ,, „ „ Mont. Ornith. Diet. 



>> ,, M M Bewick, Brit. Birds, vol. ii. p. 388. 



Clangula ,, ,, ,, Flem. Brit. An. p. 120. 



,> ,, ,, Carrot, Selcy, Brit. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 371. 



M f> II )> Jenyns, Brit. Vert. p. 246. 



II ,1 I, Duck, Eyton, Rare Brit. Birds, p. 84, 



II ,1 II ,1 Gould, Birds of Europe, pt. iv. 



Anas ,, Canard Histrion., Temm. Man. d'Ornith. vol. ii. p. 878. 



This beautiful species, which, from the great variety in 

 its colours and markings, is called the Harlequin Duck, is 

 another of the winter visiters to our coast, but is still more 

 rare than the Long-tailed Duck last described. The Harle- 



