AUTUMNAL DUCK. 99 



LESS than the Wild Duck : beak black : irides 

 hazel : the crown of the head dusky, with a slight 

 crest at its back, where it is of a reddish-brown : the 

 hind part of the neck, the back, and scapulars, brown ; 

 the feathers of the two last edged with rufous : the 

 wing-coverts rufous, spotted with black : the quills 

 and tail dusky : the rump and upper tail-coverts dark 

 rufous-brown : the sides of the head and throat white : 

 the fore part of the neck white, spotted with black : 

 the breast pale rufous, spotted with black : the belly, 

 thighs, and vent similar in colour to the fore part of 

 the neck, but the spots less and more numerous on 

 the sides : the legs are long and lead-coloured : the 

 claws black. 



This species inhabits the West India islands and 

 the adjacent continent of America. It is said to 

 make a whistling kind of noise, and to build its nest 

 in trees. 



AUTUMNAL DUCK. 



(Anas autumnalis.) 



AN. grisea, remigibus caudd ventreque nigris, speculo alarumjulvo 

 alboaue. 



Griseous Duck with the quills, tail, and belly black, the specu- 

 lum of the wings fulvous and white. 



Anas autumnalis. Linn. Syst. Nat. 1. 205. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 

 1. 537. Lath. Lid. Orn. 2. 852. 



Anas fistularis Americana. Briss. Orn. 6. 400. pi. 38. f. 1. 



Siffleur a bee rouge et narines jaunes. Bitff. Hist. Nat. Ois. 9- 

 183. Buff. PL En I. 826. 



Red-billed Whistling Duck. Edw. Glean, pi. 194. Lath. Gen. 

 Syn. 6. 498. Lath. Syn. Sup. 274. 



