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Male : a band round the base of the bill ; top of the head, lower part of the neck and throat 

 rump, and tail coverts, black ; head and neck reddish chesnut ; back, scapulars, wing coverts, tip 

 of the secondaries, and flanks white, barred with narrow bauds of black and brown; primaries 

 brown, darkest at their tips ; belly white ; bill and legs blackish brown. 



Fern, somewhat smaller than the male ; brown, with the sides of the head, neck, and breast 

 ferruginous; scapulars and under plumage edged with the same; back and coverts brown, 

 undulated with dirty white. 



Anas valisneria Wtls. 8. 103. pi. 70, /. 5. 



Fuligula valisneria Bonap. Syn. K. 338. 



Faun. Bo. Am. 2p, 151. 



Steph. Sh. Zool.p. 196. 



According to Dr. Richardson, this bird breeds in the fur countries from the 50th parallel to their 

 most arctic limits. They arrive in the United States about the middle of October, frequenting the 

 bay of Chesapeak, the sounds and bays of North Carolina, and the coast of Mexico. The canvas- 

 backed duck may be distinguished from the following at once by its greater size and the superior 

 length of the bill ; it is said to be most delicious food. Of this, however, we have considerable 

 doubts : none of the other species contained in this genus or even among the Fuligulince are so. 



FULIGULA FERINA. 



Fit. Mas. — Capite, colloque, castaneis ; nullo speculo. 

 Fu. Fem. — Brunnea; subtus alba. 



RED-HEADED POCHARD. 



Male pochard, with the head and neck chesnut ; the speculum wanting. 

 Fem. brown : below white. 



IN. IN. 



Length 19 Breadth of nail 3-iGths 



Bill 1| Middle toe 2f 



Male : head and neck chesnut ; breast, upper part of the back, and rump, black ; remainder of 

 the back, wing coverts, thighs, flanks, and scapulars, white undulated with black ; quills and tail 

 grey ; bill and legs lead coloured, the former with the tip black. 



Fem. : rather smaller than the male ; head and neck reddish brown ; below white ; back 

 similar to the male, but more obscure. 



Young similar to the female. 



