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on comparing specimens from America, with others from 

 India and Norway, I cannot perceive any essential differ- 

 ence." Audubon's Ornith. Biogr. The osseous cell on the 

 wind-pipe, however, is much smaller than in the European 

 bird. 



Male, 20J, 34J, 11, 1^, 1-^, 1^, 4^. Female, 18. 



Mr. Blyth states that in the winter of 1837-8, Mr. Bart- 

 lett found a male and a female in one of the London 

 markets ; and Mr. Thompson has met with it at Belfast. 



Anas Americana, Syst. Nat. i. 526. Mareca Americana, 

 Steph. Shawl's Zool. xii. 135. Anas Americana, Audub. 

 Ornith. Biogr. iv. 336. 



GENUS CXXXIII. FULIGULA. SCAUP-DUCK. 

 336. FULIGULA MARILOIDES. AMERICAN SCAUP-DUCK. 



Similar to Fuligula Marila, but smaller. It is doubtful 

 whether it be a distinct species, or only a variety, scarcely 

 even that, of the species mentioned, which also occurs in 

 America. Mr. Yarrell, however, figures and describes an 

 individual, purchased in Leadenhall-market. 



American Scaup. Yarr. Brit. Birds, iii.241. 



GENUS CXXXI. CLANGULA. GARROT. 

 337. CLANGULA ALBEOLA. BUFFEL-HEADED GARROT. 



Male about fifteen inches long ; with the bill blue, the 

 feathers of the head and upper part of the neck elongated ; 

 excepting a triangular white patch from behind the eye 

 upwards and backwards, the head and upper neck black, 

 glossed with green and blue ; lower part of the neck, and 

 all the under parts of the body white ; upper parts black ; 

 the scapulars, wing-coverts, and secondaries, white, the 

 scapulars narrowly margined with black; primary quills 

 greyish-black, tail-feathers brownish-grey ; feet pale flesh- 

 colour. Female smaller, with the feathers of the head not 

 elongated unless in the median line ; bill darker, feet grey- 

 ish-blue; head, upper part of neck, hind neck, back and 

 wings, greyish-brown ; a short transverse white band from 

 beneath the eye ; six of the secondary quills white on the 



