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rivers, &c., and depart in April. The young birds 
and females are more numerous than the males in 
the southern parts of England, and flocks of males 
are occasionally seen in the northern parts. It 
breeds in the Arctic regions. The nest, which is 
said to be composed of grass, &c., is placed on the 
ground, and sometimes in the crevice of a rock or 
hole of a tree. In Lapland, the natives place boxes 
in the trees on the banks of the rivers, in which 
the Golden-Eye lays its eggs. ‘These are of a 
greenish colour, and about two inches and three 
quarters long, by one inch and five-eighths in 
breadth. The plumage of the young bird resembles 
that of the female for the first six months, during 
which period it has been called the Morillon. 
DUCK, HAKLEOUEN: 
ANAS HisTRIONICA, Lin. 
This species, which is very vigilant, and never 
seen associating with other Ducks, is another of the 
winter visitors to our coast, but is of more rare 
occurrence than the Golden-Eye Duck, which it 
resembles in habits. Only a few individuals have 
been obtained in Britain. ‘This species is not un- 
common in many parts of North America, of 
Eastern Europe, and of Northern Asia. It is also 
found in Iceland and Newfoundland, in both of 
