DUCK. 



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Shieldrake, Geit. Syn. vi. p. 504. N" c i . 51. 



- SHIELDRAKE, 



Tyr Baubenton * talks of a mixed breed between ^the Shieldrake 



and Common Duck; but fays that the produce was not 



fertile. 



Spanifli Duck, G^«. 5v». vi. p. 525. N" 69. gq^ 



Anas viduata, Jacj. Vog. p. 3. t. i. SPANISH D. 



'T'HIS fpecics inhabits Carthagena, in South America. The 

 word Vindih, as written by Limiieus, is certainly an error of 

 the prefs ; it fhould have been viudita^ which fignifies a little wi- 

 dow, and was intended to be fo called f. 



It has been obferved to me, that the White-headed Duck of Sco- 

 foliX, and the Ural Duck of Dr. PallasW, are the fame with this 

 bird, notwithftandingthe above authors confider them as new fpe- 

 cies§. The Spanijh Duck was firll defcribed by Linnaeus, and I 

 muft confefs that the defcription of the three birds in queftipn 

 agree with each other exceedingly. 



Weftem Duck, Gen. Sy/i. vj. p. 532. N" 74. 74. 



Anas difpar, M. & Fem. Sfarrm. Muf. Carl/, pi. 7. "^ WESTERN D. 



'TPHE male has been before defcribed. 



The female has thewhole plumage mixed brown and ferru- Female, 

 ginous, not unlike that of the Woodcock. The quiUs are all ftrait, 

 and of a dufky colour ; the fecondaries have fome of them white 



* Encyclopedic mhhod!qiie,\6\.\. ■p. 341. f Jacquin. % Ann. l. N° 79. 



!| 7V«i/. ii. p. 713. § Mx. Pennant. 



N n 2 - tips. 



