154 THE BUFFEL-HEADED CARROT. 



many differences between the Golden -eye and the 

 only known European specimen of the other. 



THE BUFFEL-HEADED GARROT. CLANGULA AL- 

 BEOLA. Anas albeola. Linn. So far as we can 

 ascertain, three specimens of this duck have been 

 killed within the boundaries of Great Britain. One 

 mentioned by Mr. Donovan, another shot near 

 Yarmouth in Norfolk, and a third procured by 

 Mr. Mummery of Margate, somewhere around the 

 Orkney Islands. Its true country is North Ame- 

 rica, where it is found abundantly in the lakes 

 and rivers and on the coasts, and it is there 

 widely distributed, migrating northward to breed. 

 Its appearance in Europe or Great Britain can 

 only be looked upon as accidental. The colouring 

 in its distribution is similar to that of the Golden- 

 eye, black glossy green and white finely contrasted ; 

 the feathers of the head are elongated, and form a 

 crest to be raised at will, this, with the upper part 

 of the neck, is bluish black glossed with rich purple 

 and greenish reflections ; from the eye backwards, 

 over the ends of the auriculars, there is an oval 

 patch of pure white representing the oval spots 

 on the cheek of the golden-eye and Barrow's gar- 

 rot ; the neck and under parts are pure white ; 

 back, rump, and tertials are black ; but the scapulars, 

 wing covers, and secondaries are white, and assist in 

 strengthening the pied appearance of its dress ; the 

 length is only about fifteen inches. 



