FERRUGINOUS DUCK 



WHITE-EYED DUCK RED DUCK CASTANEOUS DUCK. 



PLATE CXCVI. FIGURE I. 



Fuligula nyroca, YARRELL. 



Nyroca ferruginea, DRESSER. 



THIS Duck, a rare straggler, like the others of its 

 kindred builds its nest near rivers, ponds, and marshes. 

 It breeds in the south of Europe. The male bird leaves 

 the female soon after she has begun to sit. The nest is 

 well supplied with a down lining from the breast of the 

 parent. 



The eggs of this species are pale buff with a slight 

 tinge of green, and generally ten in number. They are laid 

 by the beginning of June, and are hatched in twenty-two 

 or twenty-three days. 



The Ferruginous Duck has bred in the Gardens of the 

 Zoological Society, London ; and also when paired with the 

 Tufted Duck. 



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