RARER BRITISH BIRDS. 



79 



WESTERN DUCK. 



X 



Polysticta Stelleri. PALLAS. 



Two specimens of this elegant bird are mentioned in Sir 

 William Jardine's and Mr. Selby's " Illustrations of British 

 and of General Ornithology" as obtained in Europe, one in 

 Denmark, another in the British Isles, during the month of 

 February, 1830, at Carsted, near Yarmouth, and is now in the 

 possession of the Rev. George Steward, rector of that place. 

 It is found on the north-western shores of the American Con- 

 tinent, and in Kamschatka, generally flying in flocks, and 

 breeding among the rocks. 



