. Natural history of birds, fish, insects, and reptiles . WidgecnfMille SeFtniaJt. „h X-F.;,t.,/e. OF BIRDS, FISH, &C. \g5 ihers, of a lovely fine blue; some of the exte-rior feathers have their outward webs incliningto black, with a fine purple gloss upon the bor-ders, of which there are a number of s-mall lightcoloured spots; the rest of the wing feathers 13of a beautiful party-coloured brown and upper part of the tail is ash coloured ; theunder part, behind the vent, black. The legsand feet are of a dark lead colour, and the clawsblack. They are pretty common in Cambridges
. Natural history of birds, fish, insects, and reptiles . WidgecnfMille SeFtniaJt. „h X-F.;,t.,/e. OF BIRDS, FISH, &C. \g5 ihers, of a lovely fine blue; some of the exte-rior feathers have their outward webs incliningto black, with a fine purple gloss upon the bor-ders, of which there are a number of s-mall lightcoloured spots; the rest of the wing feathers 13of a beautiful party-coloured brown and upper part of the tail is ash coloured ; theunder part, behind the vent, black. The legsand feet are of a dark lead colour, and the clawsblack. They are pretty common in Cambridgeshire,the Isle of Ely, &c., where the male is calledthe Widgeon, and the female the feed upon wild periwinkles, gras^, weeds,&c., which grow at the bottom of rivers andlakes. Their flesh has a very delicious taste,not inferior to teal, or wild ducks. The Great-headed Widcreon is larcrer than thecommon widgeon, and the make of its body isconsiderably thicker and shorter, often weisih-ing nearly two pounds vvhen well fed : the billis considerably larger a
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