SUBFAM. VIII. Futicuiina, 
In this Subfamily are comprised the following genera :— 
Vetta, Metopiana, Nyroca, Fuligula, Hymenolemus, Clangula, 
Cosmonetta, Harelda, Heniconetta, Camptolemus, Somateria, 
Gidemia, Tachyeres, Arctonetta. 
GENUS WNETTA. 
One type comprises this genus, the well-known Red- 
crested Duck or Pochard. 
RED-CRESTED POCHARD. 
(Netta rufina. Fuligula rufina). 
This beautiful bird, known to dealers as the “Indian 
Pochard,” was first acquired by the Zoological Society in 1874, 
being presented by Sir Edward Buck, others following in 1876. 
We are fortunate in now being able to purchase a pair of these 
birds at from £3 to £5, the price having been known to rise 
as high as £30 when first introduced, their quaint appearance 
and undoubted rarity rendering them well worth the amateur’s 
attention. This Pochard was first shot in England, according to 
Hunt (“ British Ornithology ”) in 1818, since which time severa 
other stragglers have been killed in different localities ; on one 
occasion a flock of eighteen being seen on the Thames near 
Erith. Its range is extensive, being found in various parts of 
Europe, Africa, and Asia, where, according to Hume, flocks 
of thousands occur on the great inland lakes of India. The 
nest of this bird is usually placed near water, or in marshy 
districts, and is a mat of rushes and dry weed, the young 
leaving the parents about the end of June. FAudigula rujfina has 
