. A history of British birds . slight grey, transversely barred with irregular dusky lines ;the greater quill-feathers dark brown; the secondarieswhite, tipped with dark brown ; the tail-feathers also darkbrown; the belly dirty-white; under tail-coverts dusky-black ; the legs and toes dusky-blue, the webs black. Thefemale is nearly as large as the male, and from the broadwhite band occasionally to be found around the base of thebill, has been figured and described as a distinct speciesunder various names. Young birds resemble the females, generally, but the lightcolour on the back is varied wi
. A history of British birds . slight grey, transversely barred with irregular dusky lines ;the greater quill-feathers dark brown; the secondarieswhite, tipped with dark brown ; the tail-feathers also darkbrown; the belly dirty-white; under tail-coverts dusky-black ; the legs and toes dusky-blue, the webs black. Thefemale is nearly as large as the male, and from the broadwhite band occasionally to be found around the base of thebill, has been figured and described as a distinct speciesunder various names. Young birds resemble the females, generally, but the lightcolour on the back is varied with brown spots. By themonth of January the young male has nearly assumed theglossy black head, but the mottled whitish patch at the baseof the bill is still present, and the breast is still brownishand not black. The nestling is unspotted umber-brown above, yellowish-brown to white on the under parts ; hardly to be distin-guished from the young of the Tufted Duck, unless by thesomewhat greater breadth of its bill at the 430 ANSERES. ANATIDiE. AN ATI DM. >^vi^;^>
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