THE POCHARDS. 471 



fourteen in number, and in colour yellowish-grey inclining to 

 green ; in length they are two and a half inches, and in 

 thickness one inch five lines. 



The Tufted Pochard (Vigg* or Wedge, Sw. ; F. cristata, 

 Steph.) was scarce with us, as also on the coast, where indeed 

 M. von Wright has only seen a very few specimens in the 

 course of ten or twelve years, and these late in the autumn 

 or winter. It passes the summer months in the more 

 northern parts of Scandinavia, where at that season it is 

 very common ; more especially, M. Malm tells us, in Enare 

 Lapmark, which borders on the Icy Sea. In Denmark it is 

 not uncommon during migration, particularly in very severe 

 weather; and Kjserbolling thinks it not improbable that 

 some few nest there. Migrates. 



This bird breeds as well in the interior of the country, as 

 near to the coast, though always in fresh water. The nest 

 consists of dry grass and a few feathers, plucked by the bird 

 from its own body. The eggs are six to eight in number, of 

 a pale green, or greenish-grey colour, and much resemble 

 those of the long-tailed hareld. 



Besides the above-mentioned four species of pochard, the 

 Danish fauna embraces two others namely, the Red-crested 

 Pochard (Fullgula rufina, Steph.), and the Nyroca Pochard 

 (F. Nyroca, Steph.), both of which have been known to 

 breed in the Duchies. 



The Golden-Eye Garrot (Knipa, Sw. ; Clangula chrys- 

 ophtalmos, Steph.) was very common with us, as well as 

 on the coast, during the autumn, when we were visited by 



* So called, because the bird, when on the surface of the water, almost 

 always lies with its neck stretched forward, as if ready to dive ; whereby the 

 body assumes a somewhat wedge-like shape. 



