. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. THE wigeo:n". ANAS PEN^LOP^. Male—Reeid and upper part of the neck chestnut, the cheeks and crown speckled with black; a broad cream-coloured band extending from the bill to the crown ; throat nearly black ; a narrow collar of white and black wavy lines extending over the back and flanks; lower part of the neck and sides of the breast chocolate colour; scapulare velvet-black edged with white: wing-coverts white ; quills ash-brown; speculum glossy gi-een, with a black band above and below; tail wedge-shaped, two middle feathers point
. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. THE wigeo:n". ANAS PEN^LOP^. Male—Reeid and upper part of the neck chestnut, the cheeks and crown speckled with black; a broad cream-coloured band extending from the bill to the crown ; throat nearly black ; a narrow collar of white and black wavy lines extending over the back and flanks; lower part of the neck and sides of the breast chocolate colour; scapulare velvet-black edged with white: wing-coverts white ; quills ash-brown; speculum glossy gi-een, with a black band above and below; tail wedge-shaped, two middle feathers pointed, and the longest, dusky ash; under tail-coverts black; bill bluish grey, the tip black ; irides hazel; feet dusky gi-ey. Female—Head and neck reddish brown, speckled with dusky ; back and scapulars dusky brown, the feathers edged with rusty red; wing-coverts brown, edged with whitish; speculum without the green gloss; flanks reddish brown. Length twenty inches. Eggs brownish white. The name Whew Duck, or Whewer, by which, as Yarrell informs us, this bird is known in some parts of England, was given to it on account of its emitting a shrill whistle while flying. The name is an old one, for Eay and Willughby describe it under the name of "; Its French name Siffieur, " Whistler," has reference to the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874; Wolf; Wymper. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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