THE LONG-TAILED DUCK. 147 



of which were adult males) frequenting two small lakes in the 

 moor above Ardimersy Cottage, in the island of Islay, where they 

 are well known, by the name of " douckers/' The tufted duck is 

 not found on the eastern shores of North America. 



THE LONG-TAILED DUCK. 



Harelda glacialis, Linn, (sp.) 

 Anas „ „ 



Is an occasional — probably a regular — winter visitant to 

 the coast of Ireland in very limited numbers. 



The first pubUshed notice of its occurrence that I have seen, 

 was made by Mr. J. V. Stewart, in his paper on the ' Birds, 

 &c., of Donegal.' This appeared in ' Loudon's Magazine of 

 Natural History' for 1832 (vol. v. p. 584), where it is remarked : 

 — " [December 4, 1832 ?] I got a specimen of Anas glacialis a 

 few days since; the fh-st I have met with in this country. Though 

 with nearly the perfect plumage of the female, and without the 

 the long tail-feathers, it proved on dissection to be a male." The 

 species had, however, been known to Mr. John Montgomery 

 some years previously. In his journal of January 27, 1823, he 

 states having, on that day, purchased a female bird M'hich was 

 shot at Killileagh, Strangford Lough ; and under the date of 

 November 8, 1824, is a notice of another female having been 

 killed near the new market, May's ground, BeKast. The follow- 

 ing notes relate to individuals since met with in 



Belfast Bay. 

 December 20, 1837. — I purchased a long-tailed duck to-day, 

 one of two seen in company yesterday at Garmoyle, where it was 

 shot ; the other is described as having had less white in its 

 plumage. 



in. lin. 



Length (total) of specimen is . . . 1 .5 



of wing fi'om carpus ... 8 



of bill above .... 1 



of bill to rictus .... 1 9 



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