. An illustrated manual of British birds . note is a harsh kirr, kere,kirr. Mr. J. H. Gurney has known a bird live in captivity forfifteen years. Adult male : bill bluish-black ; irides white; head, and the neckall round to the upper part of the breast and the sides, rich chestnut-brown ; on the middle of the neck a narrow brownish ring ; back andwing-coverts umber-brown, with a tinge of green; quills dusky-black,part of the inner webs white; on the secondaries a white speculum,tipped with black ; tail brownish-black; on the chin a small trian-gular spot of white ; lower breast and belly white
. An illustrated manual of British birds . note is a harsh kirr, kere,kirr. Mr. J. H. Gurney has known a bird live in captivity forfifteen years. Adult male : bill bluish-black ; irides white; head, and the neckall round to the upper part of the breast and the sides, rich chestnut-brown ; on the middle of the neck a narrow brownish ring ; back andwing-coverts umber-brown, with a tinge of green; quills dusky-black,part of the inner webs white; on the secondaries a white speculum,tipped with black ; tail brownish-black; on the chin a small trian-gular spot of white ; lower breast and belly white ; flanks brown ;vent greyish-brown; under tail-coverts white; legs and toes bluish-black, webs darker. Length i6in.; wing 7*75 in. The female israther smaller ; her irides are not so white ; the head and neck areof a darker brown, less rich in tone ; and the lower breast and bellyare seldom—though occasionally—as pure white as in the young bird of the year has even less of the chestnut tint thanthe adult female. ANATID^. 435. THE TUFTED DUCK. FULIGULA CRISTATA (Lcach). The Tufted Duck is best known as occurring between autumn andspring on our low-lying coasts, estuaries and lakes, where it is oftenfound in company with Pochard, Scaup, Golden-eye, and otherdiving-ducks. A tolerable and increasing number remain to breedwith us, and nowhere more abundantly than in Nottinghamshire,especially on the ponds at Newstead, Clumber, A\elbeck, Rufifordand Rainworth ; the last—the property of Mr. J. Whitaker—havingbeen visited by many ornithologists. Nests have also been foundin Yorkshire, Lancashire, Northumberland, Norfolk, Sussex, Dorset,and some other counties which afford suitable resorts. In Scotlandit is evidently on the increase, and breeds on Yetholm Loch inRoxburghshire, Butterston and Dupplin Lochs in Perthshire, and oaLoch Leven, as well as in Aberdeenshire. In Ireland it annuallyfrequents Loughs Neagh and Beg, and some waters in co. Monaghanin summer, being ge
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