. British birds for cages and aviaries; a hanbook relating to all British birds which may be kept in confinement .. . Pochards. and upper portion of the breast, black, which also is thecolour of the rump, tail and under tail coverts; the wings,back and sides are canvas marked and the remainingunder parts, white. Its food consists partly of vegetableand partly of animal matters. FOR CAGES AND A VIARIES. 53 The Scaup. This Duck has a leaden blue bill, black head, neckand breast, canvas-marked back, brown tail, greyish wings,and white under parts. It is a regular winter visitor insuitable localit
. British birds for cages and aviaries; a hanbook relating to all British birds which may be kept in confinement .. . Pochards. and upper portion of the breast, black, which also is thecolour of the rump, tail and under tail coverts; the wings,back and sides are canvas marked and the remainingunder parts, white. Its food consists partly of vegetableand partly of animal matters. FOR CAGES AND A VIARIES. 53 The Scaup. This Duck has a leaden blue bill, black head, neckand breast, canvas-marked back, brown tail, greyish wings,and white under parts. It is a regular winter visitor insuitable localities. They have a habit of turning up the. Scaup Ducks. mud with the beak in search of food, whence their name(scoop), according to Morris. This species will breed freelyin confinement. The Sheldrakes. The Common Sheldrake is strictly maritime in its habitsand is rarely seen far from the coast; its nest has beenfound in Norfolk and other parts of England, as well asin Ireland and Scotland, although rarely. The eggs areten or twelve in number, white with a very faint tingeof green; the young take to the water directly they arehatched, and may be reared in captivity if the eggs are setunder a common Duck, a hen, or even in an natural food consists of marine vegetables, worms, 54 BRITISH BIRDS Crustacea, insects and fish, but they also eat grain andseeds when other food is not to be had. In confine-ment they will thrive on a judicious mixture of bothkinds of diet. The weight of an adult specimen is close on 3 pounds,and the length about 2 feet i inch, or 2 feet 2 beak is orange, the head and upper neck gl
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