i oo L ONG- TAILED D UCK. 



LONG-TAILED DUCK. 



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

 LONG-TAILED SHIELDRAKE. SHARP-TAILED DUCK. 



PLATE CXCVIII. FIGURE I. 



Anas glacialis, PENNANT. MONTAGU. 



Clangula glacialis, FLEMING. SELBY. 



rriHIS 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 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 accom- 

 panies them in their migratory journey and winter 

 sojourn.' 



The eggs are usually from six to ten in number, 



