TUFTED DUCK. 355 



of Sweden in small numbers." Linneus, in his Tour, 

 mentions having seen this species at Lycksele in Lapland ; 

 it is also the Lapmarck Duck of Pennant's Arctic 

 Zoology, and is found in Russia. 



During winter it visits France, Germany, Switzerland, 

 Provence, Italy, and other southern States. It is found 

 in Corfu and in Sicily, but is rare at Malta. Mr. Drum- 

 mond says it is very numerous at Biserta near Tunis. 

 The Zoological Society have received specimens from 

 Trebizond. The Russian naturalists found it was common 

 in the vicinity of the Caucasus in winter. Mr. Gould 

 mentions having received examples from the Black Sea, 

 Northern India, and the Himalaya. Colonel Sykes in- 

 cludes it among the Birds of the Dukhun ; B. Hodgson, 

 Esq. includes it in his Birds of Nepal ; Mr. Blyth has 

 obtained it at Calcutta; it is found in China, and M. 

 Temminck says that specimens sent from Japan do not 

 differ from those obtained in Europe. 



The adult male has the bill pale blue, except the nail, 

 which is black ; in form nearly parallel, or but little 

 dilated towards the point ; the irides brilliant golden 

 yellow ; the head, the whole of the neck, the back, rump, 

 tail, and wings, black, except a small portion of each of the 

 secondaries of the wing, which is white, forming a white 

 bar, or speculum, but tipped with black ; the sides of the 

 head, behind and below the eyes, are tinged with purple ; 

 the occipital feathers considerably elongated, forming a 

 crest or tuft, from which the bird derives its name ; at the 

 chin a small triangular spot of white ; breast, belly, sides, 

 and flanks, pure white ; vent and under tail-coverts 

 black ; legs and toes dark blue, the webs black. The 

 whole length of the bird is seventeen inches ; of the wing, 

 from the carpal joint to the end, eight inches ; the first 

 and second quill -feathers nearly equal in length. 



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