FULIGULIN^. 
flat  nail  ; the  lamellae  of  the  upper  mandible  prominent,  strong,  and  widely  set;  the  nostrils  oval,  and 
placed  near  the  middle  of  the  bill.  Wings  moderate,  pointed,  with  the  first  or  second  quills  the  longest , 
I 
those  which  have  the  second  quill  the  longest  have  the  first  deeply  notched  at  about  half  its  length, 
short,  pointed,  and  graduated.  Tarsi  more  than  half  the  length  of  the  middle  toe.  Toes  lengthened,  an 
united  by  a full  web. 
the 
The  birds  of  this  division  are  inhabitants  of  the  northern  portions  of  Europe,  Asia,  and  America,  migrating  to 
temperate  latitudes  on  the  advance  of  winter.  Their  flight  is  rather  rapid,  generally  at  short  distances,  but  heavy^ 
near  the  sui'face  of  the  water.  They  are  expert  divers  and  swimmers,  even  amidst  the  heaviest  surf.  It  is  on  the  ro 
shores  and  bays  of  the  sea  that  they  mostly  abound,  seeking  Crustacea,  various  bivalve  shells,  and  other  marine  anim 
that  are  common  in  such  places.  Their  nest  is  composed  outwardly  of  dry  grass,  &c.,  lined  internally  with  down 
their  own  bodies  ; and  the  female  lays  from  six  to  eight  eggs. 
from 
1.  O.  nigra  (Linn.)  Plem.  PI.  enl.  978.  — Anas  atra  Fall.-,  Anas 
cinerascens  Bechst.  ; Anas  cinerea  S.  G.  Gmel. 
2.  O.  americana  Richards. — Anas  nigra  Wih,  Amer.  Orn.  pi.  72. 
f.  2. 
3.  O.fusca  (Linn.)  Flem.  PI.  enl.  956.  — Anas  Carbo  Pall. 
Wils.  Amer.  Orn.  pi.  72.  f.  3.;  Anas  fuliginosa  Bechst.  > ^ 
Melanetta  Bote  (1822).  latirostris 
4.  O.  perspicillata  (Linn.)  Steph.  PL  enl.  995.  — Anas 
Bodd.  Wils.  Amer.  Orn.  pi.  67.  f.  1. 
August,  1844. 
