226 AXATID.E. 



Tail of fourteen feathers ; bill shorter than head. 



Male. Forehead and crown huffish white ; wing-coverts white ; back 

 white, finely vermiculated with black ; wing-spot green. 



Female. Above brown and greyish brown ; head and neck mottled with 

 light brown and blackish brown ; shoulders of wings greyish white ; wing- 

 spot greyish. 



Males in summer lose the whitish crown, and to a certain extent resemble 

 the females. Length 20 inches. 



Subfamily FULIGULIN.E. 



245. Fuligula ruflla (Pallas). The Red-crested Pochard. 



" This Duck is accidentally met with around Tangier, but is a- 

 very rare species. I only obtained two one in 1835, the other 

 in 1849." Favier. 



I never met with this Pochard on either side of the Straits, 

 and have seen but one specimen said to be Andalucian. A more 

 eastern species (frequenting still, deep waters, and seen rarely on 

 rivers), they are of more common occurrence in the south-east of 

 Spain; and Lord Lilford mentions them as common on the 

 Albufera near Valencia, where they used to breed. 



Wing-spot white ; tail of fourteen feathers, as in next four species. 



Male. Head and upper neck reddish chestnut', feathers on crown forming 

 an erectile crest ; back yellowish brown ; lower neck, breast, and belly 

 black ; bill and legs vermilion ; iris red. 



Female. Crown dark brown without crest ; cheeks, neck, and sides of 

 throat light grey ; bill and legs reddish brown. Length 21 inches. 



246. Fuligrula ferina (Linnaeus). The Common Pochard. 



Spanish. Cabezon, Cenizo. 



"This species arrives during October to remain in Morocco 

 for the winter, departing for the north in April and May." 

 Favier. 



We found the Pochard common about the lakes near Tetuan, 

 and shot one there as late as the 30th of March. On the Spanish 

 side of the Straits I have rarely seen this Duck near Gibraltar, 



