. A history of British birds . ; greatercoverts ash-brown ; wing-primaries and tail-feathers greyish-brown ; the secondaries with the outer webs white, forminga speculum; front of the neck, brea&t, belly, and undertail-coverts rich dark brown ; the sides and flanks white,with an evanescent salmon-pink tinge; legs and toesvermilion-red, interdigital membrane almost black. In lessmature birds the bill, legs, and feet are much duller incolour. The whole length is twenty-two inches. From the carpaljoint to the end of the first quill-featber, which is the longestin the wing, ten inches and a half.
. A history of British birds . ; greatercoverts ash-brown ; wing-primaries and tail-feathers greyish-brown ; the secondaries with the outer webs white, forminga speculum; front of the neck, brea&t, belly, and undertail-coverts rich dark brown ; the sides and flanks white,with an evanescent salmon-pink tinge; legs and toesvermilion-red, interdigital membrane almost black. In lessmature birds the bill, legs, and feet are much duller incolour. The whole length is twenty-two inches. From the carpaljoint to the end of the first quill-featber, which is the longestin the wing, ten inches and a half. The female is without a crest ; the top of the head darkbrown ; cheeks, throat, and sides of the neck greyish-white ;upper surface of the body pale rufous-brown ; point of theshoulder and the speculum greyish-white ; breast reddish-brown ; the other parts of the under surface greyish-brown ;beak and legs reddish-brown. The young male resembles the female, but is more rufousabout the head and soon begins to develop a ANSEEES. POCHARD. 413 ANATIDuE.
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