344 duck. 



the point, colour pale red, with the base and point pink ; and in 

 some subjects mottled with black ; head and half the neck pink, the 

 feathers short and downy ; irides red, the general colour of the rest 

 of the plumage deep chocolate brown, with a tinge of pink through- 

 out the whole ; wings paler brown, and the outer edges of three or 

 four of the quills pale red, giving the appearance of a speculum; 

 bend of the wing white, and some of the lower coverts curve down- 

 wards at the ends, as in the male of the Western Duck ; tail about 

 two inches long, and darker than the quills, which reach to about 

 two-thirds of the length ; legs pale, reddish brown, or blue grey, 

 with dark webs. 



The adult female is said not to differ from the male, except in 

 the plumage being less brilliant in colours ; and, according to some 

 drawings, none of the wing coverts curve downwards. 



Inhabits various parts of India ; most frequent in the Province 

 of Oude ; is rarely seen in flocks, for the most part only two being 

 found together; is often kept tame, and becomes tolerably familiar. 



106— SPIRIT DUCK. 



THE MALE. 



Anas Albeola, Ind. Orn. ii. S66. Lin. i. 199. Gm, Lin. i. 517. Phil. Trans, lxii. 



416. Am. Orn. viii. p. 51. pi. 57. f. 2, 3. Frankl. Narr. App. p. 701. 

 Anas bucephala, Lin. i. 200. Gm. Lin. \. 521. Bartr.Trav.2Q2. 

 Querquedula Ludoviciana, Bris. vi. 461. t. 41. f. 1. Id. 8vo. ii. 481. 

 Anas hyberna, Bris. vi. 349. Id. 8vo. ii. 454. 



DerDickkopf, Schr. d. Berl. Nat. vii. 455. Bes. Vog. Kurl. No. 77. Nat. xii. 138. 

 Sarcelle blanche et noire, ou la Religieuse, Buf. ix. 284. PI. enl. 948. 

 Petit Canard a grosse tete, Buf. ix. 249. 

 Little Black and White Duck, Edw. pi. 100. 

 Spirit Duck, Arc. Zool. ii. 487. 

 Buffel-headed Duck, Gen. Syn. vi. 533. Arc. Zool. ii. No. 489. Cat. Car. i. pi. 95. 



THE FEMALE. 



Anas rustica, Lin. i. 201. Gm. Lin. i. 524. Bartr. Trav. 292. 

 Querquedula Carolinensis, Bris. vi. 464. Id. 8vo. ii. 482. 



