ORNAMENTAL WATERFOWL, 65 
each; face, neck, and under-parts pure white, with a black 
circle round the neck during the breeding season ; eye reddish- 
brown or crimson; leg yellowish-green, with black foot ; bill 
black. 
Female.—Smaller, and much duller in plumage; the 
markings more indistinct; eyes dark brown; legs and feet 
dusky green. 
Young.—In down, entirely black; in first feather, 
resembling the female. 
Egg.—White ; eight to fourteen in number ; size of small 
Bantam’s egg. July—August. 
GENUS 2X. 
Two well-known examples comprise this genus, “x 
sponsa (Summer Duck) from North America, known among 
amateurs as the “Carolina Duck,” and 4x galericulata 
(Mandarin Duck) from China. These beautiful little birds 
have considerable affinity with the Teals, and the males are 
remarkable for their brilliant colouring, which is exchanged 
during part of the year for a sober plumage, resembling that of 
the female. 
MANDARIN DUCK. 
(x galericulata). 
This exquisite little bird is one of the oldest favourites 
among English fanciers, being the species most common at 
poultry shows, where it often competes in the same class with 
the Carolina Duck. It was added to the Zoological Gardens of 
London in 1830, first breeding in 1834. In one of the reports of 
the Council of the Society it was stated that four of these birds 
