. Chambers's encyclopedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people. er face two or three hours. Shehad been told that he was dead. From this blow,she appears never to have recovered. She died atGravesend, 1617, when about to embark for hernative country, after giving birth to a son, fromwhom are descended the Eandolphs and other dis-tinguished families of :20 POCHARD (FuUgida), a genus of ducks, of theoceanic section (see Duck), having the bill as long,or nearly as long as the head, broad and very flat, alittle dilated towards the tip, the lamellae of theupper mandible not
. Chambers's encyclopedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people. er face two or three hours. Shehad been told that he was dead. From this blow,she appears never to have recovered. She died atGravesend, 1617, when about to embark for hernative country, after giving birth to a son, fromwhom are descended the Eandolphs and other dis-tinguished families of :20 POCHARD (FuUgida), a genus of ducks, of theoceanic section (see Duck), having the bill as long,or nearly as long as the head, broad and very flat, alittle dilated towards the tip, the lamellae of theupper mandible not projecting beyond the margin,the wings and tail short, the tail rounded. Thewindjjipe of the male, in all the pochards, terminatesin a labyrinth composed partly of bone and partlyof membrane. There are numerous species, some ofthem natives of the arctic regions; some found, atleast in winter, on the coasts of most parts of Europe,Asia, and North America ; and some in the southernhemisphere.—The Common P. (i^. —or Nyroca—ferina), also known as the Dun Bird, and as the. Pochard [FuUgala fcrina). Bed-headed Poker and Eed-emd Poker, is a frequentwinter xisitant of Britain. It breeds in very northernregions; and is abundant in all of them, but inwinter migrates southwards, in America as far asCaiolina and Louisiana, whilst in Asia it has beenfound even in Bengal. It is smaller than the mal-lard, but rather larger than the wigeon. The headand neck are bright chestnut, the eyes red, charac-ters which at once distinguish it from every otherBritish duck. It is highly esteemed for the numbers are sold every winter in the Londonmarket.—Several other species are reckoned amongBritish birds.—The Tufted Duck (F. cristata) is afrequent winter visitant of tlie bays, estuaries, andlakes of Britain. It is a plumi:) and short bird;black, with a white bar on the Aving; the breast,belly, and sides white. The occipital feathers areelongated.—The Canvas-back Duck (F. Valis-ne
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