. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . BRITISH BIRDS, S27. THE LONG-TAILED DUCK, OR SWALLOW-TAILED SHELDRAKE.{/fnas Giaciaiis, Lin.—Canard de Mtclon, BuflF.} This species is considerably less than the last, andcomes more nearly to the size of the Wigeon. The billis short, black, and crossed by an orange red bar betweenthe tip and the nostrils, with both mandibles deeply pec-tinated on the edges. The front of the head, the cheeks,,and the sides of the neck, are pale reddish brown, with^an oval-shaped black and chesnut patch, placed on thesides behind the auriculars; the r

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. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . BRITISH BIRDS, S27. THE LONG-TAILED DUCK, OR SWALLOW-TAILED SHELDRAKE.{/fnas Giaciaiis, Lin.—Canard de Mtclon, BuflF.} This species is considerably less than the last, andcomes more nearly to the size of the Wigeon. The billis short, black, and crossed by an orange red bar betweenthe tip and the nostrils, with both mandibles deeply pec-tinated on the edges. The front of the head, the cheeks,,and the sides of the neck, are pale reddish brown, with^an oval-shaped black and chesnut patch, placed on thesides behind the auriculars; the rest of the head andneck is white: the breast, shoulders, back, and lesserwing coverts, are of a deep chocolate colour, more or lessinclining to black or brown in different birds: the greatercoverts and primary quills dusky; the secondaries arereddish brown, and form an oblique bar of that colouracross the wings: the belly, vent, and scapulars are white;the feathers of the latter long, narrow, and sharp pointed:the two middle or long feathers of the tail, and one on S2S BRITI

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