. British game birds and wildfowl . l is scarlet colour; irides, brown. Head and upper neck,glossy blackish green; lower part of neck and upper breast, pure white; lower breast,chestnut red, the same colour running over the upper part of the back in a narrowerband. The centre of the back, rump, and upper tail coverts, are white; tail, Avhite,with the tip black. Primaries, black, as are also the scapulars; secondaries form a greenspeculum; tertials, white, the outer webs having abroad edge of chestnut red. Point ofwing, and wing coverts, white. Centre of belly, black; which colour also runs thr
. British game birds and wildfowl . l is scarlet colour; irides, brown. Head and upper neck,glossy blackish green; lower part of neck and upper breast, pure white; lower breast,chestnut red, the same colour running over the upper part of the back in a narrowerband. The centre of the back, rump, and upper tail coverts, are white; tail, Avhite,with the tip black. Primaries, black, as are also the scapulars; secondaries form a greenspeculum; tertials, white, the outer webs having abroad edge of chestnut red. Point ofwing, and wing coverts, white. Centre of belly, black; which colour also runs throughthe chestnut band on the breast. Vent, and under tail coverts, white; as are alsothe sides and thighs. Legs and feet, flesh-colour. The females are somewhat smaller, and less brightly coloured, than the males. The young birds are less brightly coloured than the adults; and the colours are lessdistinct. The white is less pure, and the chestnut more inclined to dark brown. The total length is from two feet to two feet two - 193 SHOYELEK. BLUE-WIKCtED SHOYELEK. KED-BKEASTEL> SHOYELEK. COMMON SHOVELER. BROAD-BILL. Spathtdea ch/peata, ..... Fiejeesg. Anas rttlens, ...... Petstast. Rh/ncMspis clypeata, ..... Stephens. Spatfailea. Spathih—A broad knife used for spreading salve, on account of its shape. Clypeata—That carries a shield. The Shoveler, although widely distributed, is by no means common in any parr ofthe United Kingdom. The greater number probably migrate to this country in the winter,but a few are known to breed regularly in Xorfolk. It occurs sparingly during thewinter all along the eastern and southern counties of England: in Xorth Wales andCumberland, and occasionally in many other counties. In Scotland it is rare, and is notmentioned by Mr. St. John, as being found in Sutherland. In Ireland it is a regular winter visitor, and is said to breed in some parts of the island. Abroad its distribution is almost world-wide. Thus it occurs in France. Germanv
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