the feathers at the base of the upper mandible speckled with
white, like the adult female of the Scaup; and with some
elongation of the occipital feathers.
The trachea in this species is about seven inches long,
the tube somewhat larger at the upper end, below that of
nearly equal diameter throughout; the figure underneath
shows the form of the tympanum.
NATÂTORES. ANAT1DÆ.
T H E LONG-TAILED DUCK.
Anas glaeiali'Si
Clangula ,,
Haitelda. ' ,,
Anas ,,
hông-tailedp u c k , P enn. Brit. Zool. yol. ii. p, 268.
H , „ Mont, Ornith. Diet. 9
- „ ,, ÈivrtéK» Brit. Birds, vol. ii. p. 875.
„ ,, I ’LEM. Brit. An. p. 121.
,, „ Hareld, S eLbx, Brit. Ornith. vol.ii.p.363.
,, „ ,, J enyns, Brit. Yert. p. 247.
,, „ Dudk, GotrEB, Birds of Europe, pt. vii.
Canard de Micloni Tem^ . Man. d’Ornith. vol. ii. p. 860.
T his beautiful species, remarkable for great diversity in
the appearance of its plumage, defending on age, sex, or the
season of the year, is another winter visiter to thé British
shores, and that, too, only in small numbers, except the
weather fljl severe ; for this bird remains in the north as long
as any surface of water remains unfrozen. The specimens
obtained in this country are also, for the most part, young
birds of the previous season, which are observed generally to