. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 124 LONG-TAILED DUCK. m ^ N,l. migrating south to avoid the severest rigors of that climate. They are common to the wliole northern hemisphere. In the Orkneys they are met witii in considerable flocks, from October to April; frequent in Sweden, Lapland, and Russia; arc often found about St. Petersburgh, and also in Knmtschatka. Are said to brce<l at Hudson's Bay, making their nest among the grass near the sea, like the Eider Duck, and about the middle of June, lay from ten to fourt
. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 124 LONG-TAILED DUCK. m ^ N,l. migrating south to avoid the severest rigors of that climate. They are common to the wliole northern hemisphere. In the Orkneys they are met witii in considerable flocks, from October to April; frequent in Sweden, Lapland, and Russia; arc often found about St. Petersburgh, and also in Knmtschatka. Are said to brce<l at Hudson's Bay, making their nest among the grass near the sea, like the Eider Duck, and about the middle of June, lay from ten to fourteen bluish white eggs, the size of those of a pullet. Wlien the young arc iiatched the mother carries them to the water in her bill. Tiie nest is lined with the down of her breast, wliicli is accounted equally valuable with that of the Eider Duck, wore it to be had in the same quantity.* They are hardy birds, and excellent divers. Arc not very connnon in England, coming there only in very severe winters ; and then but in small straggling parties; yet are found on the coast of America as Oir south at least as Charleston in Carolina, during the winter. Their flesh is held in no great estima- tion, having a fishy taste. The dcvn and plumage, ])articu]arly on the breast and lower parts of the body, are very abundant, ami appear to be of the best quality. Tlie length of this species is twenty-two inches, extent thirty inches ; bill black, crossed near the extremity by a band of orange; tongue downy ; iris dark red; cheeks and frontlet dull dusky dral), passing over the eye, aTid joining a large patch of black on the side of the neck, wiiich ends in dark brown; throat and rest of the neck white; crown tufted, and of a pale cream color ; lower part of the neck, breast, back, and wings black ; scapulars and tertials pale bluish white, long and pointed, and falling gracefully over the wings; the white of the lower part of the neck spreads over the back an inch or two, the white of the b
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