. A history of British birds . at thesecond autumn moult. 508 ANATlDiE. The nestling which is figured by Mr. Dresser in his* Birds of Europe is described, from specimens obtained atKimschenk, Eussia, on the 18th June as :— Upper parts, including the sides of the head below theeye, but only the back of the neck, dark blackish-brown,darkest on the crown and the lower part of the back; at thebase of the wing-joint a white spot, and another close to it,but rather lower down the back, and on each side of the rumpanother white spot; below the eye a very small white spot;under parts white; breast and
. A history of British birds . at thesecond autumn moult. 508 ANATlDiE. The nestling which is figured by Mr. Dresser in his* Birds of Europe is described, from specimens obtained atKimschenk, Eussia, on the 18th June as :— Upper parts, including the sides of the head below theeye, but only the back of the neck, dark blackish-brown,darkest on the crown and the lower part of the back; at thebase of the wing-joint a white spot, and another close to it,but rather lower down the back, and on each side of the rumpanother white spot; below the eye a very small white spot;under parts white; breast and flanks pale greyish- or sooty-brown. One young bird, which can only be two or threedays old, has the bill so slightly serrated that the serrationscan only be seen when very closely looked into ; but another,which is a few days older, has the serrations very distinct. A portion of the trachea of the male Smew is representedbelow on the left hand. The figure on the right is from thelower portion of the windpipe of the HOODED MERGANSER. 509 ANSERES. AN AT ID Ji.
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