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Ana* mofchatus, Lin. Syjl. i. p. 199. 16.—Faun. Suec* N° 118.— Scop. Ann. 1»
N° £5.— Frifcb, pi. 180.
Le Canard Mufque, Brif* Orn* vi. p. 313. 3*— Bu/. Oif* ix. p. 162. pi. 9.
(female.)—PL Enl. 989.
Anas Sylveflris Bralilienfis, Raii Syn. p. 14.8. 1 *.
Ipeca guacu, Id* p. 149. 3.—Will. Orn. p. 383. pi. 62.
Mufcovy Duck, Raii Syn. p. 150. 3.— 191. n .
-----------, Cairo Duck, Guinea Duck, Indian Duck, Will. Orn.
p. 381. 382.—Albin, iii. pi. 97. 98.
Lev. Muf*
D e s c r i p t i o n , g I G G E R than the Wild B u c k : length two feet. Bill two
inches long, and red, except about the noftrils and tip,
where it is brown : the eyes are furrounded with a naked fkin,
which is warted and red: the crown of the head is black: the
Female.
fides of it, the throat, and fore part of the neck, white, varied
with black: the lower part of the neck, breaft, fides, lower bdlly,
and thighs, brown, a little mixed with white : the back and
rump brown, glofied with green gold: the upper part of the
belly white : the three firft quills are white; the nine next dufky
brown; the reft brown, edged outwardly and tipped with green
gold : the tail confifts of twenty feathers, the outer one on each
fide is white, the others green gold : the legs red.
The female is lefs, but not greatly differing in colour : the ca-
runculated fpace about the head much fmaller in circumference,
and lefs vivid in colour.
Place and
Manners.
This lpecies is fufficiently known, being pretty common in a
* Ray’s bird was wholly black, glofied with green, except the wing coverts,
which were white : fuch an one is now in the Hunterian Mufeum. I obferved in
this fpecimen a fhort black tubercle at the bend of the wing. This bird came
from Cayenne.
8 domefticated
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donhefticated ftate in almoft every nation: where it originally
came from is not fo eafy to determine, by many fuppofed to be
Braß*, as Marcgrave and other authors have defcribed it as belonging
to that part of the world; as alfo the fame bird with a white
plumage t . which is no uncommon thing to be feen alfo in our
menageries, where it multiplies much. The eggs are rounder than
thofe of a Buck, and in young birds frequently incline to green.
They are efteemed, as they lay more eggs, and fit oftener, than
other Bucks. In'an unconfined ftate, make the nefton the ftumps
of old trees; and perch during the heat of the day'on the branches
of fuch as are well clothed with leaves. Are naturally very
wild, though when kept tame are fufficiently docile; and the
male will not unfrequently affociate and produce a mongrel
breed with the common Bucks. The name of Mujcovy Buck, giveft
to them, was on the fuppofition of their being natives of that
country; but they have rather been fo called from their exhaling
a mujky odour J, which proceeds from the gland placed on the
rump in common with other birds. Their flefh is thought very
good, and the breed ought to be encouraged, as there is more
flefh on it than the common Buck, and of a very high flavour, and
the bird withal as hardy as any other fpecies.
Anas ruficollis, Scop. Ann* i. N° 8l.
O I Z E of the Mallard. Bill black: head and neck rufous ;
bread: black : back, variegated with lines of brown, tending
backwards: wing p la in 'cinereous brown: tail fhoit, not longei
than the wings when clofed : legs black.
Native place not mentioned.
* Thefe birds are met with wild about the lake Baikal, in dfia— Mr. Pennant.
+ htcaguacu. Ray.— One of thefe is in the Uvtrian Uuftum. I Bay.
Ana*
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