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ORD. III. GEN. XI. DUCK. 



SPE. XIV. TUFTED DUCK. 



PL 258. 



Anas fuligula. Lin. Svfi. I. p. 207. 



Le petit Morillon. Brif. Orn. VI. p. 41 1. 



The male of this duck weighs twenty-four ounces. The bill is flat, broad 

 at the end, of a pale blue colour, and black at the tip : eyes, rich yellow : on 

 the top of the head is a filky, pendent creft : the head, neck, and breaft, are 

 of a black colour, gloffed with purple: back, and wings, dull brownifh black : 

 on the wings is a broadifli bar of white : belly, white : the firft quill feathers, 

 dufky on the outer fides and ends, part of the inner fides white } the fecon- 

 daries, white, tipped with black : under part of the tail, black : legs, fhort, 

 lead coloured ; webs, large, and black. 



The female wants the creft : the feathers on the head and back are of a rufty 

 brown colour : in other refpefts it is like the male, and nearly of the fame 

 fize. 



This bird is a great diver, and frequents our frefh waters in the winter fea- 

 fon. It breeds in the northern parts of Europe, in common with the others 

 of this genus; is a fleftiy duck of an excellent flavour: and we believe is the 

 only wild fpeeies in Europe, that has a creft, except the teal. 



