1778 



Birds. 



Description of and Notes respecting Paget' s Pochard (' Fuligula 

 ferinoidesj) a New species of the Duck Tribe. By William R. 

 Fisher, Esq., F.L.S. 



Paget's Pochard. Adult and immature males. 



In the month of August, 1845, I communicated to the c Zoologist' 

 (Zool. 1137) a notice of the occurrence on Rollesby broad, near Great 

 Yarmouth, in February of that year, of a bird of this tribe which was 

 in the possession of my friend Mr. Gurney. Not being at that time 

 aware of the existence of any similar specimen, and finding that the 

 bird possessed several characters which belong to the common po- 

 chard (F. ferina) and to the white-eyed pochard (F. nyroca), I sup- 

 posed that it might be the result of an accidental cross between those 

 two species ; and I accordingly described it as such, and the descrip- 

 tion, together with an engraving of the bird, and outlines representing 

 its tracheal enlargement and those of the two other species to which I 

 have alluded, was inserted in the Account of Norfolk Birds (Zool. 1379). 



A few days ago Mr. Bartlett, of Little Russell Street, purchased in 

 a London Market, a duck, which he had perceived to be similar to the 

 above-mentioned bird ; and having shortly afterwards shown me his 

 specimen, without in any manner stating his impression upon the sub- 

 ject, I immediately expressed a similar opinion as to its identity. Mr. 

 Gurney having kindly forwarded his bird for my inspection, it was 



