POCHARD 



RED-HEADED POCHARD COMMON POCHARD POCHARD 

 DUCK DUN BIRD. 



PLATE CXCVI. FIGURE II. 



Anas ferina, .... PENNANT. MONTAGU. 

 Fuligula ferina, . . . SELBY. JENYNS. 

 Nyroca ferina, .... FLEMING. 



MEYER says: "About the end of April the Red-headed 

 Pochards pair ; there are no quarrels between the male 

 birds, for the female is said to choose her own mate, and 

 the pair remain inseparable, and do not quit the spot until 

 the young brood are hatched and ready to follow them 

 towards the larger lakes, &c., where they consider them 

 out of danger." 



The nest of the Pochard is made among rushes or 

 other coarse herbage, and is lined with feathers. Many 

 nests are placed near each other, in suitable localities, such 

 as osier beds or grassy places. 



The eggs are from eight or ten to twelve or thirteen 

 in number, and of a dull drab colour. 



The Pochard has bred in the Gardens of the Zoological 

 Society. 



