80» r .
CHINESE D. Afeas gaienculat«, Lin. iffiR p p. 206. 42.
La Sarcelle de la Chine, Brif. Orn. vi. p. 450. 34.—Buf, Oif. ix. p.-
276. pi. \g.— Pl.E«L 805, 806.
Ghinefe Teal, Edw. pi. 102.— Ktempf* Japan* p. 129. pi. 10.
Lev. Mu/.
Description. ^ p H I S is fbmewhat lefs than a Wtgeon. The'bill of a dulP
red: irides hazel: the hind part of the head; and part of
the neck, full of feathers, and elongated into a flattilh crelt:
the top of the head; down the middle of the crown, of a green-
ilh black: between the bill and eye pale rufous; behind the
eye white, parting backwards into the ciwft, which is of a dark1
»lofly green: the feathers round the upper part of the neck,
all round, are long and pointed, like thofe a. cock, and of a-
dull orange-colour: the lower part of the neck, and upper parr
of the breaft, chefnut: at the bend of the wing are three tranf-
verfe ftreaks of black, and'two of white, alternate: the fcapu-
lars are black, margined with white : the back and rump dulky
brown, gloffed in fome parts with blue green: on the wings a
Ipeculum, or gloffy patch of blue- green, bounded below with
white: the quills dulky brown, edged near the ends with pale,
grey « one of the fecond quills much broader on one web-
than on the other,, and curves upwards in an elegant manner,
Handing upright when the wing is clofed'; the broader web of a
fine pale brownilh red, tipped with black ; the under, or narrower
one, dulky black : the tail pointed, of a dulky brown,
fringed with blue green : the fides of the body of a brownilh
cream-colour, tranfverfely croffed with fine black lines: the
feathers
feathers over the thighs barred with black and white at the
ends: the lower parts of the breaft and belly are white : legs
orange-colour.
The female is not unlike that of the Summer Buck, but has
two bars of white on the wing: the breaft feems more clouded
with brown, and the fpots on it are not of the triangular lhape
as in the ■ Summer Buck, but rounded. However, to fay the
truth, fo little difference is there between fome fpecimens of
females of thefe two fpecies, that it requires a thorough acquaintance
with them to prevent miftaking the one for the
other.
This inhabits China and Japan, and is a moft Angular and'
elegant fpecies, and kept for the fake of its beauty by the inhabitants.
I do not find that it is near fo- common in China•
as many other kinds, or perhaps they politically hold them dear
to the European purchafers : they are frequently expofed to fale at
Canton, in cages, and the common price is from fix to ten'dollars
per pair: they are not unfrequently brought into England-
alive,, but want care, as they feem-more tender than our fpecies.
Attempts have been made to breed them in this country, but
without, fuccefs, though they are familiar enough* In this mat«
ter it may not be amifs to hint, that carelhould be taken that’
both fexes- are of Chinefe■ origin ; for the female of the Summer
Buck of America is lb like that of the Chinefe fpecies, as frequently
to be miftaken for it. The bird is known in Japan by
the name of Kimnodfui. The Englijh in China give it-; the name-
of Mandarin Buck.
F emale.
Plac-e*.