duck. 349 



coverts blue ; those of the wing bine, crossed with a white band ; 

 the greater, farthest from the body, blackish ; quills black, some 

 of the middle green outwardly, and tipped with fulvous, forming a 

 band across the wing, but those nearest the body white, dotted with 

 black ; tail dusky black, margined with white ; legs pale red. 



In the female the head, neck behind, back, and scapulars, wing 

 coverts, and rump, are black ; some of the feathers with fulvous 

 edges, and others with white ; throat, fore part of the neck, breast, 

 and under parts, black and white mixed ; prime quills black, edged 

 outwardly with white; the next green on the outer webs ; and black 

 within, and those nearest the body black, outwardly banded with 

 white; tail as in the male ; legs ash-colour. 



Inhabits the Lakes of Mexico, where it is said to be a general 

 feeder, continually dabbling in the mud with the bill for worms, 

 dead fish, &c. ; fond also of frogs, and not refusing any sort of filth ; 

 however, its flesh is accounted excellent : said to lay three large eggs. 

 Is found also at Surinam. 



109.—TUFTED DUCK. 



Anas Fuligula, Ind. Om. ii. 869. Lin. i. 207. Fri. suec. No. 132. Gm. Lin. i. 543. 



Scop. i. No. 78. Kramer, 341. 12. Georgi, 167. Brim. No. 90. Muller, No. 



129. Frisch, t. 171. Klein, 133. 11. Will. 280. t. 73. Bor. iii. p. 19. 15. 



Fn. Helv. Tern. Man. 568. Id. Ed. 2d. S73. 

 Glaucium minus, Bris. vi. 411. t. 37. 1. Id. Svo. ii. 156. Gerin. v. t. 591, 592. Cet. 



Uc. Sard. p. 327 ? 

 Anas cristata, Rati, 142. A. 7. Ferm. Surin. ii. 156. 3. 

 Roepertje, of Kamduiker, Sepp, iii. t. p. 277. — male and female. 

 Die euvopaische Haubenente, Bechs. Deuts. ii. 721. Id. Ed. 2d. iv. p. 997. Besek. 



Kurl. 51. 4. Bes. d. Berl. Nat. iv. 603. t. 17. f. 5, 6.— trachea. Naturf. xii. 138. 

 Morillon, Buf. ix. 227. 231. pi. 15. PI. enl. 1001. 

 Tufted Duck, Gen. Syn. vi. 540. Id. Sup. ii. 355. Br. Zool. ii. No. 274. Id.fol. 



153. Id. 1812. ii. 249. Arct. Zool. ii. p. 573. G. Albin, i. pi. 95. Will. Engl. 



365. pi. 73. Hayes's Birds, pi. 26. Bewick, ii. pi. p. 372. Lin. Trans, iv. p. 



117. Lew. vii. pi. 257. Wale. i. pi. 78. Pult. Dors. p. 20. Orn. Diet. §■ Sitpp. 



LENGTH sixteen inches, breadth twenty-nine ; weight from 

 twenty-two to twenty-five ounces. Bill broad, a little turned up 



