HARLEQUIN DUCK 



HISTRIONICUS HISTRIONICUS (Linne) 



(Plate 70) 



Synonymy 

 Anas histrionica Linne, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 127, 1758. 

 Anas mimda Linne, Systema Natures, ed. 11, vol. 1, p. 204, 1760. 

 Clangula histrionica Fleming, Philosophy of Zoology, vol. 2, p. 260, 1822. 

 Platypus minutus Brehm, Lehrbuch Europ. Vogel, vol. 2, p. 845, 1824. 

 Platypus histrionicus Brehm, Lehrbuch Europ. Vogel, vol. 2, p. 848, 1824. 

 Fuligula histrionica Bonaparte, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York, vol. 2, p. 394, 



1826. 

 Cosmonessa histrionica Kaup, Natiirl. Syst., p. 46, 1829. 

 Cosmonetta histrionica Kaup, Natiirl. Syst., p. 196, 1829. 

 Harelda histrionica Keyserling and Blasius, Wirbelth. Europ., p. 230, 1840. 

 Anas histrionis von Middendorff, Siber. Reise, vol. 2, pt. 2, pi. 22, 1853. 

 Clangula torquata Brehm, Vogelfang, p. 385, 1855. 



Histrionicus histrionicus G. R. Gray, List Genera and Subgenera Birds, p. 124, 1855. 

 Histrionicus torquatus Bonaparte, Comptes Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, vol. 43, p. 651, 



1856. 

 Bucephala (Histrionicus) histrionica G. R. Gray, Hand-list, vol. 3, p. 87, 1871. 

 Histrionicus minutus Dresser, Birds of Europe, vol. 6, p. 613, 1877. 

 Additional synonymy under Geographical Races. 



Vernacular Names 



English: Harlequin Duck, Lord and Lady, Painted Duck, Mountain Duck, Rock 

 Duck, Squealer, Collar Duck, Glacier Duck, Circus Duck, Sea Mouse, Wood 

 Duck. 



German: Kragentauchente, Kragenente, Harlekinente, Stromente, Zwergente, Latt- 

 entlein, Narrenente, Hanswurstente, Kanuschka. 



Dutch: Bonte Duiker. 



French: Canard histrion, Garrot histrion, Harelde histrion, Canard arlequin, Gar- 

 rot arlequin, Histrion arlequin, Canard a collier, Histrion a collier, Canne de 

 roche. 



Italian: Moretta arlecchino, Moretta col collare. 



Faroese: Brimondt. 



Norwegian: Stromand. 



Danish: Stromand. 



