BRITISH BIRDS. 337 



THE FERRUGINOUS DUCK. 



(AnasLeucophthalmoSy Bechst. Canard a iris blanc y 

 oil Nyroca, Temm.) 



A coloured drawing,* from which the above 

 figure was engraven, was presented to this work by 

 the late Rev. William Cornforth, of Long Stanton 

 Rectory, near Cambridge. He esteemed it a very 

 rare bird, not having seen it before, nor its descrip- 

 tion in any work on ornithology. It was shot on a 

 pond near the little village of Hare-street, Essex. 

 It measures in length sixteen inches and a half. 

 The bill from the tip to the brow is one inch and 

 three-quarters long, deep at the base, flattish at the 

 point, and of a dark lead colour, with the nail 

 black; the irides white; the head, upper part of 

 the neck, and breast, are of a brilliant dark reddish 



* On comparing Mr. Cornforth's drawing with a stuffed specimen 

 from the Ravensworth Museum, it was found to be tolerably accurate. 

 VOL. II. 2 U 



