3 2o OUTDOOR LIFE IN ENGLAND 



The tufted duck. 



The scaup. 



The golden-eye. 



The long-tailed duck. 



The scoter. 



The velvet scoter (a few breed in North of 

 Scotland). 



The surf scoter. 



The goosander (some breed in Scotland). 



The red-breasted merganser (resident in Scot- 

 land and Ireland). 



The garganey, or summer teal, visits us from 

 the spring to the autumn. 



The smew makes its appearance diiring the 

 winter only. 



Commencing with those residents, which may 

 be termed true wild-duck, the sheldrake heads 

 the list, as being the largest. The pintail ex- 

 ceeds it in length, but the tail-feathers of the 

 latter have to be taken into account, the shel- 

 drake measuring from twenty-five to twenty-six 

 inches, the pintail from twenty-four to twenty- 

 eight. 



Another name for the sheldrake is that of 

 burrow duck, from its habit of utilizing the 

 burrows of the rabbits which are so frequently to 

 be found on the sandy portions of the coasts and 

 near the sea-shore. 



The name of sheldrake is stated by Willoughby 

 to be derived from its variegated plumage, the 

 word shelled, in the Eastern counties parlance, 



