290 BIRDS OF EGYPT. 



311. FuLiGULA MARiLA (Linn.). Scaup Buck. 



This species comes into Lower Egypt in the winter, and 

 remains there until May, according to Von Heuglin (Syst. 

 Ueb. p. 67). It frequents the large brackish-water lakes 

 near the sea, and probably never ascends the Nile ; nor has 

 it been met with, to my knowledge, in the Fayoom. 



Male. — Head and neck dark metallic green ; base of 

 the neck, upper part of the back and crop, rump, vent, and 

 tail-coverts black ; tail dusky brown ; back and scapulars 

 white, with fine undulating dusky bars ; wing-coverts dusky 

 grey, pencilled with black ; primaries dusky brown ; secon- 

 daries white, with broad black ends; chest and abdomen 

 white, sides shaded with brown, the feathers narrowly barred 

 with undulating dusky lines ; beak slaty blue, with the nail 

 black; legs pale slaty grey; webs of the feet inclining to 

 black ; irides yellow. 



Entire length 20 inches; culmen 1"9; wing, carpus to 

 tip, 8*5 ; tarsus TS. 



Female. — Fore part of the face and a patch on the ear- 

 coverts white ; remainder of the head, neck, crop, upper part 

 of the back, and tail-coverts brown. 



Fig. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 371. 



312. FuLiGULA CRisTATA (Linn.). Tufted Buck. 



This Duck is most plentiful in Lower Egypt and the 

 Fayoom, where I have occasionally shot it. It frequents the 

 open water, but is not very shy. 



Male. — Head, which is crested, and neck deep greenish 

 purple; remainder of the neck, front of the chest, back, 



