. Fur and feather in North China . {Quer-quedula forinosa). This bird is larger than the common teal, has abeautifully marked head, (dark green and buff), pale pinkish-buff breastdotted with black, while the wing coverts are formed of long curvedpointed feathers, divided longitudinally into buff and a rich red-brown,by a black median line. I found this species very common in Anhuilast winter, and it is sometimes shot in this locality. The wigeon (ChaulcJasmns streperus) the summer teal or garganey(Querqucdula circia), the tufted duck {Fuligula cristata) the white-eyedpochard (F. fcrmginosa) al
. Fur and feather in North China . {Quer-quedula forinosa). This bird is larger than the common teal, has abeautifully marked head, (dark green and buff), pale pinkish-buff breastdotted with black, while the wing coverts are formed of long curvedpointed feathers, divided longitudinally into buff and a rich red-brown,by a black median line. I found this species very common in Anhuilast winter, and it is sometimes shot in this locality. The wigeon (ChaulcJasmns streperus) the summer teal or garganey(Querqucdula circia), the tufted duck {Fuligula cristata) the white-eyedpochard (F. fcrmginosa) also occur. Of these the summer teal isperhaps the most note-worthy as it appears in great numbers after allthe other duck have gone northward. It closely resembles the femaleof the common teal, but can always be distinguished by the pronouncedwhite eyebrow, and slatey-blue colour of the back. There are two species of sheldrakes (or sheld-ducks) which some-times appear during the migrations. Of these the ruddy sheldrake Plate o WILD DUCKS. 121 {Casarca fernigina) is the more common. This handsome bird is charac-terized by its snowy white head, rich orange breast and back, and blackand white wings marked with a broad green band. It is about the sizeof a small goose, but unfortunately its flesh is utterly uneatable. It isvery common during the winter in South Shensi and Honan. Inmigrating it follows the courses of the large rivers, and may be seen iuflocks of a dozen or so resting out on the mud fiats. The common sheldrake {Tadoma comuta), diffei-s from the fore-going species in having a dark green head, and only a little orange rnthe breast and wing coverts. The rest of the body is white, except forthe black primary feathers and the glossy green band of the species is more of a sea duck than the other, its flesh being quiteuseless. Both species breed in Mongolia, where they have their nests in deephorizontal tunnels. The ruddy sheldrake resorts to rocky cairns, w
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