314 THE COMPLETE WILDFOWLER 
increase, and may be found in a certain number of favoured 
localities throughout England and Scotland. In _ Ireland, 
where it is fairly abundant during the winter, it has only been 
known to nest on a few occasions. 
The note of the male is a low whistle, but both sexes utter 
an alarm-note, which may be syllabled as ‘‘curre.”’ 
The adult male in summer dress has the head and neck 
rich chestnut ; the breast and upper parts brownish black, the 
latter being finely freckled with grey. Under parts greyish 
white. Bill black, with a broad band of slate-grey across it. 
Legs bluish grey. In its eclipse plumage the head becomes 
much browner, and the chest is brown, faintly barred with 
lighter. The female has the head, neck, and chest dull brown; 
the chin whitish, the rest of the plumage being like the male, 
but duller. The young resemble the female. Length about 
18 in. ; wing 8°25 in. 
RED-CRESTED POCHARD 
Fuligula rufina (Pallas) 
The Red-Crested Pochard, whose nesting home is in South- 
Eastern Europe, though it also nests sparingly in the Rhone 
Delta and Spain, is only arare irregular visitor to these islands, 
the examples chiefly coming from Norfolk, where as recently — 
as 1906 a flock of eight appeared, and needless to say were 
soon all shot. 
It is a much larger bird than the Common Pochard, and 
may be distinguished by its rufous crest, red bill, and legs, 
though differing also in many other particulars. Length about 
21 in. ; wing 10°5 in. 
FERRUGINOUS DUCK 
Fuligula nyroca (Guldenstadt) 
This species has been seen in this country on a good many 
occasions, though some of the examples may have been 
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