British zoology . Class II. GOOSANDER. 55y The bill is three inches long, narrow, and finely , or ferrated: the color of that, and theirides, is red. The head is large, and the feathers on the hindpart long and loofe : the color black, finely glori-ed with green: the upper part of the neck thefame: the lower part, and under fide of the bodyof a fine pale yellow : the upper part of the back,and inner fcapulars are black : the lower part ofthe back, and the tail are am colored: the tailconfifts of eighteen feathers : the greater quil-feathers are black, the leffer white, fome of whic
British zoology . Class II. GOOSANDER. 55y The bill is three inches long, narrow, and finely , or ferrated: the color of that, and theirides, is red. The head is large, and the feathers on the hindpart long and loofe : the color black, finely glori-ed with green: the upper part of the neck thefame: the lower part, and under fide of the bodyof a fine pale yellow : the upper part of the back,and inner fcapulars are black : the lower part ofthe back, and the tail are am colored: the tailconfifts of eighteen feathers : the greater quil-feathers are black, the leffer white, fome of whichare edged with black: the coverts at the fettingon of the wing are black -, the reft white : the legsof a deep orange color. The dun Diver, or female, is lefs than the male : Dun head, and upper part of the neck are ferrugi-nous \ the throat white: the feathers on the hindpart are long, and form a pendent crefl: theback, the coverts of the wings, and the tail are of adeep afh color: the greater quil fea
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