. British birds for cages and aviaries; a hanbook relating to all British birds which may be kept in confinement .. . ■^/ # ^^ ■,.)- Tufted Ducks, brown with a metallic lustre, a white bar crosses the wing,and the belly and under parts are white. In the summerthe plumage assumes a generally browner shade, which isalways the colour of the female. The Wigeon. This is a handsome Duck with a pale buff head, brownface, light rufous brown breast, canvas back and sides,white lesser wing-coverts, glittering green greater wing-coverts, and blackish-grey primaries. The under parts FOR CAGES AND AVIARIES
. British birds for cages and aviaries; a hanbook relating to all British birds which may be kept in confinement .. . ■^/ # ^^ ■,.)- Tufted Ducks, brown with a metallic lustre, a white bar crosses the wing,and the belly and under parts are white. In the summerthe plumage assumes a generally browner shade, which isalways the colour of the female. The Wigeon. This is a handsome Duck with a pale buff head, brownface, light rufous brown breast, canvas back and sides,white lesser wing-coverts, glittering green greater wing-coverts, and blackish-grey primaries. The under parts FOR CAGES AND AVIARIES. 59 are white, and the tail black; the bill is greenish slatecolour. It is not uncommon in many parts of the BritishIsles, though less frequently encountered than formerly, V^V ^■. -wi- WiGFON. and retires north to breed. It is very easily tamed, hasfrequendy nested in confinement, and, no doubt, could beeasily domesticated. The Wild Duck. Too well known to need description. Suffice it to say thatexcept in point of size it closely resembles the domesticvariety known by the name of Rouen Duck. It exists ina semi-domesticated state in several of the London parksand other places, and if reared among tame Ducks willnot fly away but stay contentedly in their society. 6o BRITISH BIRDS THE DUCK HAWK. See Harrier (Marsh). THE DULL WILLY. See Plover (Ringed). THE DUNLIN. See under Sandpipers. THE DUNNOCK. See Hedge Sparrow. THE GOLDEN EAGLE Derives its name from the reddish-golden colour of itsneck feathers. It has a powerful curved beak of a horn-grey colour and a yellow cere; the naked parts of thetoes are of the same colour, but the legs are covered withfeathers. The rounded tail is crossed by alternate bandsof blue-grey and black; the general colour of the plumageis
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