•Duck, Pintail; the anas acuta of Linnjeus. 
The neck of this flender bird is long ; it's length 
is twenty-eight inches, it's breadth about three feet 
two inches, and it's weight a pound and a half. 
The bill is black in the middle, but blue on the 
fides ; the head is of an iron colour, tinged behind 
the ears with purple; a white line, bounded with 
black, extends from the ears a confiderable way 
down the neck; the hind-part of the neck, the 
back, and the fides, are elegantly marked with 
white and dufl<:y waved lines; and the fore-part of 
the neck and the belly are white. The fcapulars 
are ftriped with black and white; the coverts of 
the wings are cinereous; the middle quill-feathers 
are marked on their exterior webs with green, 
black, and white bars; the outer feathers of the tail 
are a{l:i -coloured, the two middlemoft, being black, 
and three inches longer than the reft ; and the feet 
are of a leaden hue. The female is of a light 
brown colour fpotted with black. 
Thefe Pintail Ducks are found in great abun- 
dance in the county of Connaught, in Ireland, dur- 
ing the month of February; and they are highly 
efteemed for the delicacy of their flefh. 
Duck, Long-Tailed ; the anas glacialis of 
Linnsus. The bill of this Jbecies, which is of a 
moderate fize, is fliort, black at the tip and bafe, 
and orange-coloured in the middle. The cheeks 
are of a pale brown hue; the hind-part of the head, 
and the neck both before and behind, are white; 
the fides of the fuperior part of the neck are marked 
with large duOcy bars pointing downv/ards; the 
breaft and back are a deep chocolate ; and the fca- 
pulars are white, long, narrow, and fharp-pointed. 
The coverts of the wings and the greater quill- 
feathers are duiky; the lelTer are a reddifli brown; 
and the belly is vv'hite. The four middle feathers 
of the tail are black; but two of them, which are 
nearly four inches longer than the reftj are white; 
and the legs are dufky. 
Thefe Long-Tailed Ducks, which breed in the 
moft northern climates, vifit Great Britain only in 
fuch winters as are uncommonly fevere. 
Duck, Pochard; tlie anas ferina of Linnaeus. 
The length of this bird is about nineteen inches, 
it's breadth two feet and a half, and it's weight 
twenty-eight ounces. The bill is of a deep lead 
colour; the head and neck are a bright bay; and 
the breaft, and part of the back where it joins the 
neck, are black. The coverts of the wings, the 
fcapulars, the back, and fides under tlie wings, are 
a pale grey elegantly marked with narrow black 
lines; the quill-feathers are dufky; the belly is ci- 
nereous and brown ; and the tail, which confifts of 
twelve fhort feathers, is a deep grey. The legs 
are of a leaden hue ; and the irides are a bright yel- 
low tinged with red. The head of the female is 
of a pale reddilli bro\vn colour; the breaft is fome- 
what deeper; and the belly, together wirfx the co- 
verts of the wings, are a pale cinereous. 
Thefe Ducks, which fnew an equal partiality to 
frefh and fait water, are efteemed very delicate 
food : they are often expofed to fale in the London 
markets, where they are knov/n by the appellation 
of the Dun-birds. 
DucK) Ferruginous; the anas rufa of Lin- 
naeus. This fowl, which is fcarcely mentioned by 
any other naturalift except the above celebrated 
one, weighs about twenty ounces. The bill is 
long and depreffed, rounded a little at the bafe, 
ferrated along the edges of each mandible, and 
furnifhed with a nail at the end of the fuperior. 
The general colour is a pale blue; the head, neck. 
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and entire upper part of the bird, is an agreeable 
reddifh brown ; the throat, breaft, and belly, are of 
the fame colour, but fomewhat paler; the legs are 
a pale blue; and the webs of the feet are black. 
Bolton informs us, that a bird of this fpecies was 
killed in Lincolnfiiire; and Linnseus fays, that the 
Ferruginous Duck is fometimes, though rarely, 
found in the Swedilh rivers. 
Duck, Gadwall, or Gray; the anas ftrepera 
of Linnaeus. This fpecies is about the fize of »-he 
widgeon. The bill is flat, and of a black colour; 
the head, and the upper part of the neck, are a 
reddifti brown fpotted with black; the lower part, 
the breaft, the upper part of the back, and the fca- 
pulars, are beautifully marked with black and white 
lines; the belly is a dufl<:y white; and the rump, 
both above and below, is black. The tail is ci- 
nereous edged with white ; the coverts on the ridges 
of the wings are a pale reddifh brown, thofe be- 
neath being a purplifii red, and the loweft a deep 
black. The greater quill-feathers are dun<y ; the 
inner webs of three of the lefiTer quill-feathers are 
white, forming a very confpicuous fpot; and the 
legs are orange-coloured. The breaft of the fe- 
male is a reddifli brown fpotted with black, the 
back being of the fame colour; and though fhe re- 
tains the fiime fpots on lier wings, they are far 
more faint than thofe of the male. 
Duck, Garganey; the anas querquedula of 
Linnaeus. The length of this fpecies is feventeen 
inches, and the expanfion of tfte wings twenty- 
eight. The bill is of a deep lead colour; the 
crown of the head is dufl-:y, marked with oblong 
ftreaks ; and from the corner of each eye ilTues a 
long white line pointing upwards to the back of 
the neck. The cheeks, and the upper part of the 
neck, are a pale purple, marked with minute ob- 
long lines of white pointing downwards ; the breaft 
is a light brown impreffed with femicircular black 
bars; the belly is white; the lower part, together 
with the vent, are varied v/ith fpecks; and the bars 
are duflcy. The coverts of the wings are grey ; the 
firft quill-feathers are cinereous; the exterior webs 
of thofe in the middle are green ; the fcapulars are 
long, narrow, and elegandy ftriped with white, 
afh-colour, and black; the tail is dufky; and the 
legs are lead-coloured. The female has an ob- 
fcure white mark over her eyes ; but the reft of her 
plumage is a brownifli afh-colour. 
Duck, Broad-Beaked ; the anas clypeata, or 
latiroftra, a fpecies of marine Duck known in 
England by the name of the fhoveller. This fowl 
is fomewhat fmaller than the common Duck. The 
beak is remarkably broad, particularly at the end, 
where it is rounded and hollowed like a fl^iield ; 
and the edges of each mandible are pe61;inated,rOr 
fupplied with thin laminje, which lock into each 
other when the mouth is cloicd. The irides are 
of a bright yellow colour; the head, and the upper 
part of the neck, are a blackifli green ; the lower 
part of the neck, the breaft, and the fcapulars, are 
white; and the back is brown. The coverts of 
the wings are a fine fky blue, thofe next the quill- 
feathers being tipped with white; the greater quill- 
feathers are dufl<;y ; and the exterior webs of the 
middlemoft are a gloffy green. The tail is fliort, 
and variegated v/ith black and white ; the belly is 
of a bay colour; the vent-feathers are black; and 
the legs and feet are red. The female has the 
fame marks in her wings as the male, though the 
colours are lefs vivid; and the reft of her plu- 
mage refembles that of the common wild Duck. 
Duck, Mqrillon; the anas glaiicion of Lin- 
na?us. 
