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Synopsis of the Birds 
union : very common throughout the winter, from Canada to 
Florida: an accidental visitor in north-western Europe. 
334. Fuligula nigra, Nob. No mirror; feet dusky; bill 
protuberant at base ; tail cuneiform. 
Male glossy black ; a large red knob at the base of the bill. 
Female sooty-brown, beneath grayish-white. 
Scoter Duck, Anas nigra , Wils . Am. Orn. viii. p . 135° 
pi. 72. fig. 2. • 
Inhabits the north of both continents, whence it migrates 
in winter to temperate climates : very rare in the middle 
states as well as in Italy : very common in northern Asia and 
eastern Europe. 
335. Fuligula fusca, Nob. Mirror white ; feet red. 
Male black, a white spot under the eye. 
Female blackish-brown. 
Velvet Duck , Anas fusca , Wils . Am. Orn. viii . p. 137. 
Inhabits the north of both continents, migrating during 
winter to temperate climates: not uncommon in the middle 
states; rare in Italy : very common in Siberia. 
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SUB GENUS III. OXYURA. 
Bhynchaspis, Oidemia , Steph. Macreuses, Cuv. 
Bill broad at tip, nail very small. Wings very short, corn 
cave. Tail long, cuneiform, of eighteen narrow pointed, 
rigid, canaliculate feathers. 
Plumage remarkably thick, compact, and beneath silvery. 
336. Fuligula rubida, Nob. No mirror ; bill plane at base ; 
nostrils small, linear ; tail-feathers canaliculated at tip only. 
Male reddish-brown ; crown and neck above, black ; cheeks 
and throat white. 
Female blackish, finety mixed with whitish ; crown black- 
ish : sides of the head and throat whitish. 
Buddy Duck , Anas rubida , Wils. Am. Orn. viii. p. 137. 
pi. 71 .fig. 5° male. p. 130 .fig. q. young male. female Wils . 
