Class II. TUFTED -DUCK. 585 



This bird is allowed in the Romijh church to be 

 eaten in Lent, and is the macreufe of the French. 

 It is a great diver, faid to live almoft conftantly at 

 fea, and to be taken in nets placed under water. 



Un petit Plongeon efpece de Kram. 341. 274.TUFTED 



•Canard. Belon a*v. 175. Anas fuligula. Lin.fyji. 207. 



Strain's endt. Gefner a<v. 107. Wigge. Faun. Suec. fp. 132. 



Querquedula Criltata. Aldr, Norvegis Trol-And. Brunnich, 

 civ. III. 91. 90. 



Wil. orn. 365. Reiger-Ente, Straufs - Ente. 



Raiifyn. a<v. 142. Frifch, II. 171. 



Le petit Morillon. BriJJbn Br. Zool. 153. Scopoli, No. 78, 

 &U, VI. 41 1. Tab. 27. fig. J. 



THIS fcarcely weighs two pounds : the length Descrip. 

 is fifteen inches and a half: the bill is broad, 

 of a bluifh grey, the hook black : the hides of a 

 fine yellow. The head is adorned with a thick, 

 but iliort pendent creft. The belly, and under 

 coverts of the wings are of a pure white : the 

 quil feathers dufKy on their exterior fides and ends - 9 

 part of their interior webs white ; the fecondaries 

 white tipt with black. The reft of the plumage is 

 black, varied about the head with purple : the tail 

 is very fhort, and confifts of fourteen feathers : the 

 legs of a bluifh grey \ the webs black. The 

 female wants the creft. 



When young, this fex is of a deep brown \ and 

 the fides of the head next the bill of a pale yel- 



Q^ q 4 low : 



