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noticed, to prevent future mistakes. The 

 whole bird is dusky, a few feathers on the 

 forehead are rusty, and some about the ears 

 of a dirty white ; the breast is grey, the belly 

 and speculum in the wings white ; the bill 

 and legs are black. They visit Severn settle- 

 ment in June, build their nests in trees, and 

 breed among the woods, and near ponds ; 

 the weight of the female is one pound, its 

 length 14 inches, and its breath 21. 



Anas. 48. Clangula. 201. 23. Golden Eye. 

 Br. Zool. Faun. Am. Sept. 16. 



Severn River, N° 51. 



These birds frequent lakes and ponds, and breed 

 there : they eat fish and slime, and cannot 

 rise off the dry land. The legs and irides 

 are yellow; their weight is 2f pounds, and 

 their measure 19 inches in length, and two feet 

 in breadth. The specimen sent is the male. 



Anas. 49. Perspicillata. 201. 25. Black Duck. 

 Faun. Am. Sept. 16. Edw. 155. 



Churchill River, N° 14. 



This species is exa6lly described, and well drawn 

 by Edwards. The Indians call it Sheke-szc- 

 partem. It ought to come into the first di- 

 vision of Linneus's ducks, " rostro basi 

 "gibbo," as its bill is really very unequal 

 at the base. 



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