. The sportsman's British bird book . Anatinae. In addition to this lobe beneath the hind-toe, all the divingducks are characterised by their stout build, thick, close plumage,rather short wings, and backwardly-placed legs. This shortness of thewings produces a peculiar st)le of flight, which when once recognisedcannot be mistaken ; while the position of their legs gives them anawkward and waddling kind of gait. In the water they are, however,. RD STUDIOS KEU-CRKSTKD POCHAKD. 3IO DUCK GROUP unsurpassed, both in the matter of swimmin^f and of divin<^. In mostspecies the drakes retain a non-b
. The sportsman's British bird book . Anatinae. In addition to this lobe beneath the hind-toe, all the divingducks are characterised by their stout build, thick, close plumage,rather short wings, and backwardly-placed legs. This shortness of thewings produces a peculiar st)le of flight, which when once recognisedcannot be mistaken ; while the position of their legs gives them anawkward and waddling kind of gait. In the water they are, however,. RD STUDIOS KEU-CRKSTKD POCHAKD. 3IO DUCK GROUP unsurpassed, both in the matter of swimmin^f and of divin<^. In mostspecies the drakes retain a non-breeding plumage, worn during thetime that the flight-feathers are in course of moulting, but informationon the subject of this double change of plumage and the length of timeduring which the non-breeding dress is retained appears to be stilldefective. None of them displays a bright speculum on the secondarywing-quills, but the primaries may show a white or whitish wing-spot. The red-crested pochard (sometimes known as Fiiligula rufina) isthe sole representative of its genus, and takes its name from theelongated feathers of the head of the drake when in addition to this, it is characterised by the rather long beak, which,except for a downward bending at the tip, has a nearly straight profile ;the nostrils, situated at about one-third the total length from the base,and broad, prominent, widely separated transverse plat
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