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POCHARD. 



BED-HEADED POCHARD. COMMON POCHARD. POCHARD DUCK. 

 BIRD, (FEMALE.) BED-HEADED WIGEON. 



Anns ferina, PENNANT. MONTAGU. 



Fnligula ferina, SELBY. JBNYNS. 



Nyroca ferina, FLEMING. 



Anas A. Duck. F^nna ? 



THE species of bird before us extends its geographical range 

 over a great portion of the continents of Europe and North 

 America, going as far south in the last-named as Louisiana 

 and Carolina; and is very plentiful in the States of Illinois, 

 Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. They breed in the Fur Countries 

 in the extreme north. Many likewise in various parts of 

 Germany, Russia, and Holland. Some also, apparently, in, 

 France. They are taken too in Italy, and are found in 

 Denmark and Sweden. In Asia the species occurs, namely, 

 in India. It is recorded to have been met with in Africa 

 in Egypt. 



In England it is, or used to be, the most abundant, in 

 Lincolnshire and Norfolk, but the drainage of the fens has 

 made a great difference in its numbers. It is seen still on 

 Croxby Lake, and elsewhere. 



It haunts inland lakes, rivers, brooks, ponds, and ditches, 

 whose banks afford a shelter of alders, willows, reeds, and rushes, 

 and other trees and plants, and also frequents the sea-coast. 



The Pochard breeds in considerable numbers at Hornsea 

 Mere, in front of Wassand, the seat of the late Rev. Charles 

 Constable, in Yorkshire. It is met with in many parts of the 

 county, more or less commonly, as about Doncaster, York, 



