95 



LONG-TAILED DUCK. 



NORTHERN HARELD. CALLOO. COAL-AND-CANDLE-LIGHT. 



LONG-TAILED SHIELDRAKE. SHARP-TAILED DUCK. 



PLATE CXCVIII. FIG. I. 



Anas glacialis, PENNANT. MONTAGU. 



Clangula glacialis, FLEMING. SELBT. 



THIS species nidificates about inland lakes, ponds, and bogs, among 

 the plants and low brushwood that afford cover near the water's edge. 



The nest is nothing more than a few stems of reeds, rushes, or 

 grass, lined with the down of the mother bird, the quantity being 

 added to as the number of eggs increases. Many pairs breed in the 

 same vicinity. 



' About the latter end of April/ says Meyer, 'the birds arrive in 

 pairs at their breeding-places, and in May the female lays. By the 

 end of June or beginning of July the young make their appearance, 

 and are soon led to the sea-shore, and instructed to swim, dive, and 

 provide for themselves. The male, who leaves the care of the nursery 

 to his mate, joins his family on their arriving at that locality, and ac- 

 companies them in their migratory journey and winter sojourn/ 



The eggs are usually from six to ten in number, but twelve have 

 been found. They are of a pale greenish or bluish white colour, tinted 

 with buff. 



