. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. THE TEAL. ANAS CRECCA. Head and neck bright chestnut; on each side of the head a broad green band edged with buff, inclosing the eye and extending to the nape ; lower part of the neck, back, and flanks, marked with numerous black and white zigzag lines; breast reddish white, with roundish black spots; speculum black, green and purple, edged with white ; bill dusky; irides brown ; feet ash. Femate—Upper plumage dusky brown mottled with reddish grey; throat, cheeks and a band behind the eyes j-ellowish white spotted with black; speculum bl
. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. THE TEAL. ANAS CRECCA. Head and neck bright chestnut; on each side of the head a broad green band edged with buff, inclosing the eye and extending to the nape ; lower part of the neck, back, and flanks, marked with numerous black and white zigzag lines; breast reddish white, with roundish black spots; speculum black, green and purple, edged with white ; bill dusky; irides brown ; feet ash. Femate—Upper plumage dusky brown mottled with reddish grey; throat, cheeks and a band behind the eyes j-ellowish white spotted with black; speculum black and green. Length fourteen inches and a half. Eggs yellowish white. The Teal is the smallest, and by no means the least beautiful, among the British Ducks. It is decidedly an indigenous species, as it breeds in many parts both of Great Britain and Ireland. It is domesticated, too, without difficulty, and is generally to be found on artificial and other pieces of water where the breed of water fowl is encouraged. Its favourite summer resorts in England are lakes which are lined with rushes, boggy places on the moors, and sedgy rivers. It is an active bird, rising from the water with great facility, and having a rapid 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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