WHITE-EYED POCHARD. 



FULIGULA NY ROC A (Gilld.). 



Aims nyroca, Guide nstddt, Nov. Com. Petrop. xiv. p. 403 



(1769) ; Naum. xii. p. 41. 

 Fuligula nyroca, Macg. v. p. 113; Yarr. ed. 4, iv. p. 418. 

 Fuligula leucophthalmos, Hewitson, ii. p. 425. 

 Nyroca ferruginea. Dresser, vi. p. 581. 



Fuligule nyroca, French ; Moor-Ente, Brand-E/ife, Ger- 

 man ; Negrete, Spanish. 



This bird is an irregular and uncommon visitor to our 

 islands, in which it has hitherto not been known to 

 breed in a wild state. I have met with the White-eye 

 in various parts of Southern Europe and North Africa, 

 and discovered a nest containing eggs in Andalucia in 

 Its 7 2 ; this nest was placed amongst high rushes at a 

 short distance from a small freshwater lake, and was 

 composed of dry flags and rushes, and lined with 

 thick brownish down and a few white feathers. 



I have seldom found this bird in large numbers 

 together. In habits it much resembles the Common 

 Pochard, but its flight is much more swift than that of 

 that species ; it is remarkably tame and fearless of man 



