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BIRDS. PALMIPIDES. 
Clakgula. 
Eider, 1Vill.Orn.2'jy. Sibb. Scot. 21 A. moll. Lmn. Syst. i. 198. Penn. 
Brit. E^ool. ii. 581. Temm. Orn. ii. 848. — E, Edder, Cuthbert Duck ; 
A, Dunter Goose ; W, Hwyad fwythblu. — In the islands of Scotland, 
common. 
Length 22 inches, weight 4 pounds. Bill 2| inches long. Irides brown. 
Crown (with the exception of a white line near the nape), front and sides of 
the head, black. Nape to the throat pea- green. Cheeks, chin, back, and 
breast, white ; the latter with a reddish tinge. Quills and tail brown. The 
belly and rump black. Female less ; plumage reddish-brown, with transverse 
waved black lines — Nest of sea-vveeds, lined with the down^ so well known, 
which it plucks from its body. Eggs 5, pale greenish-olive — The poung male ci- 
nereous, with brown spots ; breast with transverse black and white rays. The 
trachea resembles that of the King Eider. 
177. S. spectahilis. King Eider. — Lateral divisions of the 
bill elevated, arched, ridged ; bill and feet Vermillion. 
Anas spect. Linn. Syst. i. 195. Temm. Orn. ii. 851. (Trachea, Linn. 
Trans, xii. tab. xxx. f. 1, 2.) Breeds in the Northern Isles. 
In size nearly equal to the last. Feathers at the base of the biU, black ; 
crown and nape bluish-grey ; cheeks green ; neck, back, and sides of the rump, 
white ; scapulars, lower part of the back, wings, tail, and belly black, Ter- 
tials as in the preceding species, deflected. Female., like that of the preceding 
species in plumage, but the base of the bill furnishes sufficiently distinguish- 
ing marks. — Nest of sea- weeds, lined with down. Eggs 6, cinereous-olive 
Mr Bullock found this species breeding in Papa Westra, Orkney, in the end 
of June — Mont. Supp. Orn. Diet. 
Gen. LXXXIII. CLANGULA.—Bill short and narrow. 
178. C. vulgaris. Golden Eye. — Bill black, legs yellow, 
A white spot under the eye. Wing-spot white. 
Anas platyrynchos mas, Will. Orn. 282. — A. Clangula, Linn. Syst. i. 
201. Penn. Brit. Zool. ii. 587- Temm. Orn. ii. 870. (Trachea, Linn. 
Trans, iv. tab. xv. f. 1, 2.) — E, Pied Wigeon ; A, Gowdy Duck ; IP, 
Llygad aur — ^A regular winter visitant of the coast and lakes. 
Length 19, breadth 31 inches ; weight 2 pounds. BiU broader at the base 
than the point ; the nostrils small, placed beyond the middle. Irides bright 
yeUow. Webs of the toes dusky. Head and upper neck green, with a tinge 
of purple. Lower neck, beneath, part of the scapulars, and greater wing- 
covers, white. Back, rump, and lesser wing-covers, blac^. Quills black, ex- 
cept seven of the secondaries, which are mostly v/hite. Tail dusky, of 16 
pointed feathers. In the female, the biU is yellowish at the point, the head 
is brown, the feathers on the back dusky, edged with cinereous. Breeds in 
the northern regions, in lakes and ponds (Phil. Trans. Ixii. 417-)* Young hke 
the female. In the second year the vffiite eye-spot appears. The young and 
female have been described by several British writers as the Morillon {A. 
Glaucion, Linn.). The windpipe and tail readily furnish proofs of identity. 
179. C. Mstrionica. Harlequin Duck. — Bill and legs black. 
A white patch befere the eye. Wing-spot blue. 
A. hist. Linn. Syst. i. 204. Sowerbfs Brit. Misc. tab. vi. Temm. Orn. ii. 
878. — A rare winter visitant of the north of Scotland. 
Length 17, breadth 26 inches; weight 18 ounces. Bill, with the nostrils 
near the base, above. Irides brown. Legs with a bluish tinge. Head, 
neck, back, wings, and rump, black, with purple reflections. In front of the 
