British zoology . wed of a deepblack: the greater quil-feathers are duilcv: theinner web of three of the lefTer quil-feathers arewhite; which forms a confpicuous fpot; the legsare orange colored. The bread of the female isof a reddifh brown, fpotted with black: the backof the fame color; and though it has the famemarks on the wings, they are far inferior in bright-nefs to thofe of the male. ?9 Garga- LaSarcelle Belona-v. 175. Krickantl. Kram. w. K£Y Qierquedula vana. Gejhcr Anas Querquedula. Lin. fv/i a ? J Scavolo, Cercevolo, Garga- Faun. Suec. fp i28 nello. JUr. av. III. 89, 90. Kriech-Ente.
British zoology . wed of a deepblack: the greater quil-feathers are duilcv: theinner web of three of the lefTer quil-feathers arewhite; which forms a confpicuous fpot; the legsare orange colored. The bread of the female isof a reddifh brown, fpotted with black: the backof the fame color; and though it has the famemarks on the wings, they are far inferior in bright-nefs to thofe of the male. ?9 Garga- LaSarcelle Belona-v. 175. Krickantl. Kram. w. K£Y Qierquedula vana. Gejhcr Anas Querquedula. Lin. fv/i a ? J Scavolo, Cercevolo, Garga- Faun. Suec. fp i28 nello. JUr. av. III. 89, 90. , II. I76 Querquedula prima Aldr. Saur-And. Br unmet 81 Ranfjnw 148*. Sr. Zool 158. Sertoli, No. La Sarceile. Brijfgn av. VI. 7$.427. tab. 39. ^jpHE length of this fpecies is feventeen in-ches; the extent twenty-eight. The bill is of * Mr. Ray, in his^*. av. 147. defcribes a duck under thename ofPbafias 5 in Yorkjbirt it is called the widgeon: he fays, Descrip, i»i. cr, JW 28y.
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