An immature male at Hickling, January 17th, 1867, during

; Ne
on the 20th, and the female on the 21st.

male,
very severe weathe i.
‘Some years back a Duck of this species was tal

Holt. lived fifteen years in confinement.

-en in the Hanworth decoy; and one taken ina decoy at
(See ‘ Zoologist’ for 185], p. 3116.)”

lH m stead, near _< . :
Eastern Atlas,’ informs us that ‘ this bird also

Birds’-nesting in the

Mr. Salvin, in his ‘Five Months | roe te :
“more fortunate in obtaining its eggs than those of

breeds at Zana and Djendeli,” and that he was there
the other species of Ducks.”

The Rev. H. B. Tristram remarks, 1
W hite-eved Duck seemed tolerably abundant on the

Dr. Leith Adams, in his ‘ Notes and Observations on the Birds of Egypt and Nubia,’ says the White.

eyed seems to be the most common species of Duck, and that b

| his ‘Notes on the Ornithology of Northern Africa,’ that “the

Lake Halloula; and one nest rewarded our research.”

e noticed it among the rapids of the Second

Cataract.

Mr S. S. Allen also mentions it
Nubia. “ being found in large flocks on the sand banks in the river or scattered in smaller parties about the

as being one of the Ducks which are more or less abundant in Egypt and

inland marshy pools and canals. But the localities beyond all others favoured by them are the large, shallow,

brackish lakes surrounded by marshes, which extend at intervals all along the coast from Alexandria to Port
Said, the most important heine Lakes Mareotis, Etko, Bourlos, and Menzaleb, on which the town of
Damietta stands. ‘To the three last of these lakes particularly, immense numbers of Ducks resort, which
suffer no perceptible diminution from the efforts of the Arabs of the neighbouring villages, many of whom
make their living by snaring and netting them for sale.”

In Palestine it would seem to be rare, since the Rev. H. B. ‘Tristram mentions that he only met with one
now and then.

Mr. Wright remarks that it is perhaps the commonest Duck which visits the island of Malta, where it
arrives in the autumn, winter, and spring.

Messrs. Elwes and Buckley state that it is not uncommon in Turkey, and probably breeds there.

Lord Lilford says that the White-eyed Duck arrives in the Ionian Islands geuerally in March, in small
numbers, and breeds in Epirus and Albania, and that it is occasionally seen there in winter but is far from
common at that season.

In western Greece, according to Mr. Simpson, it is less numerous than some other allied species, and
keeps to the open water more than the true Ducks.

Captain Irby states that in Oudh and Kumaon it is “ extremely numerous in the cold season, and is very
good for the table.”

Dr. Jerdon says :—* This little Duck is exceedingly common in Northern and Central India, less so in
the South. It frequents both tanks and rivers, but prefers grassy tanks, wooded jheels, and rivers. It
appears to feed a good deal during the day, and is met with in large parties scattered among the grass or
weeds, the birds often rising singly.”

Bailly, in his ¢ Ornit o es »? infor ‘ is j j

' rnithology of Savoy,’ informs us that “ this charming Duck, which our sportsmen and

dealers in game call Sarcelle, on account of the small size of its body, seldom comes to our valleys except in

spring, March or April. Its appearance

n autumn, the season of migration for the other species of the

family, is most]; accidental. It usually arrives in couples or small companies, but sometimes singly, among
a fight of other species. It is alert and very restless during its Stay on our waters; but one sonia
surpris s it among thickets of rushes while occupied in searching for food, and it is easily shot as it rises.
It is rarely met with in open places. Its flesh has an agreeable taste; and it is often eaten as an ‘aliment
maigzre’ ou fast-days.”

lhe principal figure in the accompanying Plate is of the size of life