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yellow. Young males of the year resemble the adult female. At the 

 end of the first year, the white patch at the base of the bill begins to 

 shew itself, and the head becomes black, but without any glossy reflec- 

 tions. (Egg.) Buff-coloured white: long. diam. two inches four lines; 

 trans, diam. one inch seven lines. 



Met with in small flocks during the winter season, but not very plen- 

 tiful. Frequents principally rivers, lakes, and other inland waters. Re- 

 tires northward in the Spring to breed. Said to lay as many as fourteen 

 eggs. Food, aquatic insects and vegetables, small fish, and mollusca. 

 Obs. The Anas Glaucion of Linnaeus may be referred either to the 

 female, or to the young, of this species. 



258. C. histrionica, Steph. (Harlequin Garrot.) A 

 large patch on the lore, spot on the ears, longitudinal band 

 on the sides of the neck, collar, and pectoral fascia on each 

 side, white : speculum blue : legs dusky. 



C. histrionica, Steph. in Shows Gen. Zool. vol. xn. part ii. p. 180. 

 pi. 57. Anas histrionica, Temm. Man. d'Orn. torn. u. p. 878. 

 Sow. Brit. Misc. pi. 6. Harlequin Duck, Mont. Orn. Diet. 

 Harlequin Garrot, Selb. Illust. vol. n. p. 371. pi. 60. 



DIMENS. Entire length seventeen inches : length of the bill one inch 

 six lines. MONT. 



DESCRIPT. (Male.) Head and neck black, glossed with violet: a large 

 patch between the bill and the eye, a spot behind the eyes, a longitudinal 

 band on the sides of the neck, collar lower down, a broad crescent-shaped 

 fascia on the sides of the breast, and part of the scapulars, all pure white : 

 lower part of the neck, and breast, bluish ash; flanks ferruginous; belly 

 brown : back, wings, and rump, glossy black, with blue and violet reflec- 

 tions : speculum on the wing very deep violet : bill black : irides brown : 

 legs, and membranes of the toes, dusky blue. TEMM. (Female.) Smaller : 

 all the upper plumage deep brown, clouded with ash-colour : towards the 

 forehead, and a little before the eyes, a small white spot; a large patch of 

 the same colour on the orifice of the ears : throat whitish ; breast and 

 belly whitish, clouded and spotted with brown; flanks reddish brown. 

 TEMM. (Egg.) White, tinged with buff-colour : long. diam. two inches 

 two lines ; trans, diam. one inch seven lines. 



A very rare occasional winter visitant. A pair, male and female, killed 

 some years back in the north of Scotland, were in the collection of the 

 late Mr James Sowerby. A young female has also been shot in one of 

 the Orkney Islands. According to Messrs. C. and J. Paget*, it has also 

 been obtained in one instance in the market at Yarmouth. Common 

 in the northern parts of Europe and America. Said to breed on the 

 borders of waters, amongst shrubs and herbage, and to lay from ten to 

 twelve eggs. Food, shell-fish and insects. Obs. The Anas minuta of 

 Linnaeus is the female of this species. 



(22.) C. albeola, Steph. (Buff el-headed Garrot.) Faun. Bor. Amer 

 part ii. p. 458. Anas albeola y Wils. Amer. Orn. vol. vm. p. 51 

 pi. 67. f. 2 & 3. Don. Brit. Birds, vol. x. pi. 226. 



Inserted as British by Donovan in his " British Birds," but without any 

 authority being given. A common species in North America. 



* Nat, Hist. ofYarm. p. 12. 



