. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . 330 BRITISH THE GOLDEN-EYE. {^nas clangula, Lin.—Le Garrof, Buff.) The weight of this species varies from twenty-sixounces to two pounds. The length is nineteen inches,and the breadth thirty-one. The bill is bluish black,short, thick, and elevated at the base : the head large,slightly crested, and black, or rather of a glossy bottlegreen, with violet reflections: a large white spot is placedon the space on each side between the corners of themouth and the eyes, the irides of which are of a goldenyellow : the throat, and a sm
. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . 330 BRITISH THE GOLDEN-EYE. {^nas clangula, Lin.—Le Garrof, Buff.) The weight of this species varies from twenty-sixounces to two pounds. The length is nineteen inches,and the breadth thirty-one. The bill is bluish black,short, thick, and elevated at the base : the head large,slightly crested, and black, or rather of a glossy bottlegreen, with violet reflections: a large white spot is placedon the space on each side between the corners of themouth and the eyes, the irides of which are of a goldenyellow : the throat, and a small portion of the upper partof the neck, are of a sooty or velvet black; the lower, tothe shoulders, the breast, belly, and vent, white ; butsome of the side feathers, and those which cover thethighs, are tipped with black: the scapulars white anddeep black: of the latter colour are also the adjoininglong tertial feathers, and those on the greater part of theback : the first fourteen primary quills, with all the out-side edge of the wing, including the ridge and a portionof
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