TU FTED DUCK 



TUFTED POCHARD. 



PLATE CXCVIL FIGURE I. 



Anas fuligula, .... PENNANT. MONTAGU. 

 Fuligula cristata^ . . . SELBY. JENYNS. 



THESE birds breed regularly but sparingly in England 

 and Scotland, along the stony shores of the sides of 

 inland waters, among the cover of the vegetation, more or 

 less thick, with which they are usually bordered. The nest 

 is not made till the end of May or beginning of June. It 

 is a mere hollow composed of dry grass or sedge lined 

 with down. 



The eggs vary in number from eight to thirteen. They 

 are of a pale buff colour, with a tinge of green. 



The male bird leaves the female after she has begun 

 to sit. 



This species has paired with the Ferruginous Duck, in 

 the Gardens of the Zoological Society. 



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