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breast, back, wing and middle tail feathers, brown; (during summer 
the plumage becomes more obseure, and similar to that of the 
female ;) middle tail feathers and tertiaries much elongated; bill 
black, with a band of red; legs and toes yellow, with the membranes 
dusky. 
Fem.: without the long tail and tertiary feathers; dark brown, 
darkest on the back, the edge of the feathers lightest; throat with a 
large patch, and the under parts light grey. 
The young similar to the female. 
Farelda glactalts ......cscssevees Steph. Sh. Zool. 12. 175. 
ARDS GLACUNIE Wes inca dteses Linn. Syst. 1. 208. 
Gmel. Syst. 1, 529. 
Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 864. 
Anes hyemalis ...... el Rat eae Linn. Syst. 202. 29. 
Gmel. Syst. 529. 29. 
Anas caudata harelda .......... Rati, Syn. 145. 14. 
Querquedula ferroensis ....5..+. Briss. Orn. 6. 466. 
Anas longicauda islandica .... Briss. Orn. 7. 299. 
Long-tailed Duck ..isccrceceveee Penn. Brit. Zool. 2, 599. 
Canard a longequeue ......s00008 Buff. Ois. 9. 202. 
Canard de Midon ......sceveeeees Buff. pl. Hnl. 1008. 
Vieill, Ein. Method. Orn. 1. 
129. 
BATCHES dé JETT0B Nisrcsoceineice. DUS. Ots.9. 2I8. 
ME ATGICLABKO bat icukcavatvosss i as Vieill, Hn. Method. Orn. 1. 
134. 
PV ACRED aes aenierkiey ars ivwans cvs Mont. Orn. Diet. Sup. fig. 12. 
Linn. Trans. vol. 4, tab. 
30, fig. 3, 4. 
An inhabitant of the arctic regions, not migrating farther south © 
than the northern part of Scotland ; breeds on the sea coast, making 
its nest of grass and sea weed; lays generally about cight eggs of a 
blueish colour. We have given an account of the trachea under the 
genus Harelda. 
CLANGULA HISTRIONICA. 
Clang. Mas.—Capite atro; macula utrinque ante oculari auricu- 
larique albis. 
Clang. Fem.—Brunnea; capite maculis albis obscuris ornatis 
mare similibus. 
HARLEQUIN DUCK. 
Male duck, with the head black ; a spot on each side before the 
eyes, and on the ears, white. 
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