TUFTED DUCK. 



FULIGULA CRIST ATA [Leach). 



Anas cristata, Leach, Syst. Cat. M. & B. Brit. Mus. p. 39 

 (1816). 



Anas fuligula, Linn. S. N. i. p. 207; Naum. xii. p. 64. 

 Fuligula cristata, Macg. v. p. 121 ; Heivitson, ii. p. 430 ; 

 Yarr. ed. 4, iv. p. 430 ; Dresser, vi. p. 573. 



Le Morillon, French; Reiher-Ente, Hauben-Ente, German ; 

 Pelucon, Coquinero, Spanish. 



Common in most parts of the British Islands as an 

 autumnal or winter visitor, and breeds in a good many 

 of our English counties as well as in certain localities 

 in Scotland and Ireland. Although frequently met 

 with on the coast, the Tufted Duck decidedly prefers 

 fresh to salt-water; it is an expert diver, but in that 

 performance cannot equal the Scaup or the Pochard. 

 The Tufted Duck thrives and breeds well in captivity, 

 the young birds are much more easily reared than those 

 of the Pochard. 



This is one of the most common of Wild-fowl in 

 certain parts of the Mediterranean during the winter, 

 but in others is almost unknown. I found it especially 

 abundant on the great salt lagoon of El Baheira, close 

 to the city of Tunis. 



