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THE BUFFEL-HEADED GARROT. 
many differences between the Golden-eye and the 
only known European specimen of the other. 
The Buffel-headed Garrot. — Clangula al- 
beola. — Anas albeola, Linn . — So far as we can 
ascertain, three specimens of this duck have been 
killed within the boundaries of Great Britain. One 
mentioned by Mr. Donovan, another shot near 
Yarmouth in Norfolk, and a third procured by 
Mr. Mummery of Margate, somewhere around the 
Orkney Islands. Its true country is North Ame- 
rica, where it is found abundantly in the lakes 
and rivers and on the coasts, and it is there 
widely distributed, migrating northward to breed. 
Its appearance in Europe or Great Britain can 
only bo looked upon as accidental. The colouring 
in its distribution is similar to that of the Golden- 
eye, black glossy green and white finely contrasted; 
the feathers of the head are elongated, and form a 
crest to bo raised at will, this, with the upper part 
of the neck, is bluish black glossed with rich purple 
and greenish reflections ; from the eye backwards, 
over the ends of the auriculars, there is an oval 
patch of pure white representing the oval spots 
on the cheek of the golden-eyo and Barrow’s gar- 
rot ; the neck and under parts are pure white ; 
back, rump, and tertials are black ; but the scapulars, 
wing covers, and secondaries are white, and assist in 
strengthening the pied appearance of its dress ; the 
length is only about fifteen inches. 
