HARLEQUIN DUCK. . , 101 



but twelve have been found. They rare-of jac'/pajE; :: : 



greenish or bluish white colour, tinted with' buff. 



HARLEQUIN DUCK. 



HARLEQUIN GARROT. 

 PLATE CXCVIII. FIGURE II. 



Anas histrionica, PENNANT. MONTAGU. 



Clanguli hisliifinira. FLEMING. SEI.BY. 



Harlequin builds among low bushes and plants, 

 in the precincts of streams and lakes, in the 

 neighbourhood of the sea, not far from the water's 

 edge; and 'feathers its nest' with down, the outer 

 materials being dry leaves, stalks, grass, and reeds, 

 arranged in a circular manner to the height of two 

 or three inches. 



The eggs are from five or six or seven in number, 

 rarely more than the former according to Audubon, 

 but some say as many as eight, ten, or twelve, and 

 of a white or very pale buff colour, with a tinge of 

 green. It is stated that 'the texture of the egg is 

 very fine, but without polish.' 



