. British birds for cages and aviaries; a hanbook relating to all British birds which may be kept in confinement .. . Teal. metallic green on the face and wings : in winter he putson the same greyish brown dress always worn by the species is common in the country, and is consi-dered very good eating. It frequents moorland and marshydistricts, but breeds freely in confinement. 58 BRITISH BIRDS The Duck. This Duck is most frequently met with here in winter,though it sometimes breeds in sequestered spots. It is astoutly built bird, and about i foot 5 inches in wears
. British birds for cages and aviaries; a hanbook relating to all British birds which may be kept in confinement .. . Teal. metallic green on the face and wings : in winter he putson the same greyish brown dress always worn by the species is common in the country, and is consi-dered very good eating. It frequents moorland and marshydistricts, but breeds freely in confinement. 58 BRITISH BIRDS The Duck. This Duck is most frequently met with here in winter,though it sometimes breeds in sequestered spots. It is astoutly built bird, and about i foot 5 inches in wears a crest of long narrow black feathers with greenishreflections, which make its head look rather out of proportionwith the rest of the body; the general colour is blackish. ■^/ # ^^ ■,.)- 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 ^■
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