280 BRITISH BIRDS. 



about one inch and five-eighths; it is deepish at 

 the base, and flat at the tip. This and the head 

 are small in proportion to the rest of the body. 

 The brow and cheeks are white, which is extended 

 over the eyes, and pointed towards the nape : the 

 crown of the head, auriculars, and upper part of the 

 neck, are dark dusty brow^n : the upper and under 

 plumage are of a lightish chesnut, inclining to red, 

 on which the feathers are slighly margined; the 

 coverts are white; the speculum (or beauty spot) is 

 glossy bronzed green ; the primaries, lower part of 

 the back, tail coverts, and tail, are black: the legs 

 are longer than is usual in the Duck tribe, and the 

 feet are large. 



This figure (supposed to be a female) does not 

 agree with the one described by Montagu, and the 

 bird is assuredly not well known to ornithologists. 

 Latham says, " one of this species was killed in 

 Lincolnshire," (probably this identical bird) "found 

 in the Swedish rivers, but rarely." " Mr. Pennant 

 has received it from Denmark." 



