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IJlands, particularly that named Ilathera ; but is not numerous. 

 Is faid to perch and rood on trees j and does not migrate north- 

 ward to breed *. 



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MARECA D ^ e Canard do Brefil, Brif. Orn. vi. p. 360. 13. 



Le Mareca, Buf. Oif. ix. p. 256. 



Mareca fecunda Marcgravii, Raii Syn. p. 149. 5. 



The fecond Mareca of Marcgrave, Will. Orn. p. 379. § 12. 



Description. 'TP H E bill in this bird is black and mining : the top of the 

 head, upper part of the neck, and back, are umber-colour : 

 on each fide of the head, between the bill and eye, is a round 

 yellowifh white fpot : the chin is white : fore part of the neck, 

 and under parts, dark grey, with a mixture of gold : the upper 

 wing coverts are of a bright brown, with a greenifh glofsj the 

 greater ones brown, with the outer edges blue green, and tipped 

 with black, forming two bands of thofe colours : the quills are 

 brown, tipped with white : tail black, and cuneiform : legs 

 red. 

 Place. Inhabits Brafil, and feems to be a fpecies not far differing 



from the former, both of them being called by the name of 

 Mareca by the Brajtlians. 



* Ara. Zool. 



Anas 



