\Gold"en-eye`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A duck ({Glaucionetta clangula}), found in Northern Europe,
Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is
larger. Called {whistler}, {garrot}, {gowdy}, {pied widgeon},
{whiteside}, {curre}, and {doucker}. Barrow's golden-eye of
America ({G. Islandica}) is less common.