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ORD. III. GEN. XI. DUCK. 



SPE. XII. GOLDEN-EYED DUCK. 



PI. 256. 



Anas clangula. Lin. Syji. I. p. 201. 

 Le Garrot. Br if. Orn. VI. p. 416. 



The weight of this duck is twenty-fix ounces. The bill is near two inches 

 long, broad, and lead coloured, darkeft at the bafe, nail black : eyes, bright 

 yellow : head, and part of the neck, of a glofiy black : on each fide of the 

 bill, at the opening, is a fquare fpot of white : lower part of the neck, breaft, 

 and all the under parts, of a delicate white : back, black, with large ftreaks of 

 white : fhoulder of the wing, white : wing coverts, and quill feathers, black 

 and white : rump, and tail, black : legs, orange $ webs, black. 



This bird is a regular vifitant to our feacoaft in October, lives conftantly 

 on the fea, and is very fine eating. The fpecies is numerous. From its fre- 

 quently diving for food, and its black and white plumage, it is called the 

 magpie diver by feamen. It breeds in the northern parts of Europe and 

 America. 





