Anas ferina, Lin. SjJl. i. p. 203. 31 .— Faun. Suec. N° 127.— Jlrun. N° 80. POCHARD
— Muller, N° 124. ,
Anas erythrocephala, N. C. Petr. xv. p. 465. N° 14. pi. 20. (Gtnelin.)
I.e Millouin, Brif. On. vi. p. 384. 19. pi. 35. i.—Buf. 01/. ix. p. 216.—
PI. Enl. 803.
Pochard, Poker, or great red-headed Wigeon, Raze Syn. p. 143. A. jo.—
Will. On. p. 367. pi. 72.-—Br. Zool. ii. N° 284.—‘Aril. Zool. N° 491.
Br. Mu/. Lev. Mu/.
g I Z E of the Wigeon: length nineteen inches: weight one D escriptions
pound twelve ounces. The bill broader than in the Wigeon,
of a deep blue, with a black tip : irides orange : the head and
neck deep chefnut: the lower part of the neck and breaft, and
upper part of the back, dulky black: fcapulars, and wing coverts
neareft the body, of a blueilh white, minutely barred with
dulky blacks the.exterior wing coverts and quills dulky brown :
belly dulky white, marked with numerous dulky lines on the
fades : tail dulky grey: legs lead-colour.
The female has the head of a pale reddilh brown: breaft the
fame, but deeper: wing coverts and belly cinereous: the back
the fame as in the male.
This fpecies, like the Pintail, and fome others, is common
both to the old and new continent. With us frequent the fens in
the winter feafon, and are brought up to the London markets
fometimes in conliderable numbers, where they are known by the
name of Bun Birds * ; and are efteemed excellent eating. In
winter pafs pretty far to the fitith, being found in Egypt f , about
F emale.
Place and
Manners.
The female of the Wigeon is alfo fo called,
3 X 2
f Fauna Arab.
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