DUCK. 321 



The windpipe* of the male is of nearly equal dimensions through- 

 out; at the bottom a bony bladder and arch, somewhat like that of 

 the Pintail Duck, but the globular part not quite so large : we 

 may observe, too, that it adheres to the sides of the arch, quite to 

 the bottom, whereas in the Pintail, it is attached to the side of the 

 arch by a small portion only. 



This species inhabits England in the winter, but is by no means 

 common ; is also found at the same season in various parts of France 

 and Italy; migrates as far as Sweden in summer, to breed ; is found 

 likewise throughout Russia and Siberia, except in the east part of 

 the latter, and Kamtschatka. We find it, too, represented in various 

 paintings from India, and may therefore conclude it to be a native 

 of that part of the world. 



One in General Hardwicke's collection, probably a female, has 

 the head and neck pale ash-colour, with numerous dusky spots; 

 breast, as far as the belly, pale rufous brown, with curved spots of 

 black; upper half of the back brown, with double curved lines of 

 white; the lower part with dark dusky spots; sides over the thighs 

 brown, waved with white ; tail pale ash, nearly white, but the 

 two middle feathers are ash ; wings as in the male, but more dull. 

 Said to be found also in America, but more rare in the northern 

 parts; seen on Seneca Lake, New York, in October; at Louisville, 

 in February ; also at Bigbone Lick, in Kentucky, but the breeding 

 places unknown. 



85— FALCATED DUCK. 



Anas falcaria, Ind. Orn. ii. 860. Lin. Lin. i. 521. Pall, reise, iii. 701. 



falcata, Georgi, 168. 



Falcated Duck, Gen. Syn. vi. 516. Arct. Zool. ii. 574. I. pi. 23. 



SIZE of a Wigeon ; length eighteen inches; weight twenty-five 

 ounces, and more. Bill one inch and a half long, and black ; the 



* Lin. Trans, iv. pi. xiii. f. 7, 8. f In Lord Mountnorris's drawings called 



Auvgaw, also Ynga. 



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