. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. ANATIDjE. 445. THE FERRUGINOUS DUCK. FuLiGULA NYROCA (Guldenstadt). This species—also called the White-eyed Duck, from the colour of its irides—is an irregular visitor to England, principally in winter and spring. More than twenty examples have been obtained in Norfolk, a few in Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Yorkshire, and along the Trent valley up to Nottinghajnshire; Northumberland and Lanca- shire being each credited with one. Those exposed for sale in the London markets are open to the suspicion of having been brought from Holland (whence live bi
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. ANATIDjE. 445. THE FERRUGINOUS DUCK. FuLiGULA NYROCA (Guldenstadt). This species—also called the White-eyed Duck, from the colour of its irides—is an irregular visitor to England, principally in winter and spring. More than twenty examples have been obtained in Norfolk, a few in Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Yorkshire, and along the Trent valley up to Nottinghajnshire; Northumberland and Lanca- shire being each credited with one. Those exposed for sale in the London markets are open to the suspicion of having been brought from Holland (whence live birds are also sometimes sent); but four have been killed near Oxford, one in Dorset, and two in Devon; while a remarkably tame bird was observed on a pond in Radnorshire during the latter part of 1858 and up to March 1859. In Scotland this Duck has been obtained once (perhaps twice) in the Firth of Forth in winter, and two were killed on the Tay early in 1857 (W. Evans). In Ireland six occurrences have been noted, from January to March inclusive (Ussher). The Ferruginous Duck is not known to breed to the north of Holland, Schleswig - Holstein, East Prussia, or Moscow, but in Poland, Hungary, and Slavonia it is very abundant from April to autumn ; on passage it visits the lakes of the Upper Engadine ; and it is a resident of general distribution in the southern portions of Europe, from Spain to the Volga. It visits the Canaries, nests in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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