90 BRITISH BIRDS' NESTS. 



Bemarlxs. — Migratory ; arriving in February and 

 March, and departing in November. Note : a loud, 

 harsh lijiacli. The male has a pecnHar, rattle-hke 

 note in the spring. Local and other names : 

 Garganey Teal, Garganey Duck, Summer Duck, 

 Summer Teal, Cricket Teal, Crick, Pied Wigeon. 

 Sits very closely. 



GOATSUCKER. Hee Nightjar. 



GOLD-CREST. Also Golden- Crested Ween. 



Description of Parent Birds. — Length about 

 three and a half inches. Bill rather short, straight, 

 slender, and black. Irides hazel. Forehead and 

 round the eyes whitish, tinged with dull olive-green. 

 Crown pale orange in front, and darker and richer 

 towards the hind part. The feathers are somewhat 

 elongated, and form a kind of crest, which is 

 bounded on either side by a black streak. Neck, 

 back, rump, and upper tail-coverts olive-green. 

 Wing-quills dusky black, edged with greenish- 

 yellow ; coverts black, tipped with white, forming 

 two white bars on wings, plainly visible during 

 flight. Tail-quills dusky, edged with yellowish- 

 green. All the under parts are greyish-white, 

 tinged with buff on the throat, breast, and sides. 

 Legs, toes, and claws brown. 



The female is less distinct in coloration, and 

 her crest is somewhat modified in size. 



Situation and Locality. — Usually suspended from 

 the branch or branches of a spruce fir ; sometimes 

 a cedar, yew, or holly is selected. It is placed near 

 the end of a horizontal branch, at a height of from 



