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sides of the belly white. Breast, along the middle of the belly, and upper 

 part of the back, red. Outer half of the scapulars and quills black, the se- 

 condaries glossed with green. Tail of 14 white feathers, tipped with black. 

 Female, with the tubercle at the base of the bill less, and the colours of the 

 plumage more obscure — Nest in old rabbit-holes near the shore. Eggs 12 to 

 16, of a white colour. — Young have the head and neck whitish, and the bill 

 and legs flesh coloured, — Easily tamed, but is seldom fertile in a confined 

 state. 



Gen. LXXXVI. SPATHULEA. Shoveler.— Bill de- 

 pressed, much enlarged in breadth at the extremity ; the 

 teeth long, and lock into each other when the mouth is 

 closed. 



186. S. clypeata. Common Shoveler. — Bill black ; legs red ; 



wing- spot deep green. 



A. platyrhynchos, Will. Orn. 283 — A. clypeata, Linn. Syst. i. 200. Penn. 

 Brit. Zool. ii. 596. Temm. Orn. ii. 842 — (Trachea, Linn. Trans, iv. 

 tab. xiii. f. 4, 5.) — E, Blue-winged Shoveler ; W, Hwyad lydanbig, 

 — A winter visitant. 



Length 21 inches ; weight 22 ounces. Bill 3 inches in the gape, rounded 

 at the margin, with a small incurved nail. Irides yellow. Head and neck 

 glossy green ; breast and scapulars white. Back, sides, and belly brown, the 

 latter paler ; vent black. Wing-covers blue. Quills brown, the secondaries 

 green on the outer webs. Tail of 1 4 dusky feathers, edged with white ; the 

 outer ones wholly white ; the rump, and upper and under tail-covers, glossy 

 green. Female, with the margin of the bill at the base orange ; plumage in 

 general mottled rufous brown, and black — Nest on the margins of lakes. Eggs 

 12, clear greenish yellow Young like the female. In the intermediate plu- 

 mage the young males have been characterised as a species under the name 

 of the " Red-breasted Shoveler." The Shoveler frequents fresh water lakes. 

 A few pairs probably remain to breed with us : Indeed, Mr Youell has found 

 their nest and eggs, Linn. Trans, xiii. 6, 15. 



Gen. LXXXVII. ANAS. Duck.— Bill plain above the 

 nostrils, and depressed. 



187. A. Boschas. Common Duck. — Bill green ; legs orange. 



Wing-spot purple. Four middle tail-feathers recurved. 



Boschas major, Will. Orn. 284. Siib. Scot. 21 — A. Bos. Linn. Syst. i. 



205. Penn. Brit. Zool. ii. 591. Temm. Orn. ii. 85 (Trachea, Linn. 



Trans, iv. tab. xiii. f. 10.)— -E, Mallard; S, Stock Duck, Mire Duck ; 

 W, Cors Hwyad, Garan Hwyad, Hydnwy ; G, Lacha chinn uaine. — 

 Common near marshes. 



Length 23, breadth 35 inches ; weight 40 ounces. The bill has a yellowish 

 tinge. Irides brown. Head and neck a rich green, ending in a white collar ; 

 breast and upper back brown. Back variegated with white and brown ; belly 

 similar, but lighter. Wing-covers with a white band, edged with black. Se- 

 condaries fine purple, ending in black, with white tips. Rump and both covers 

 of the tail black. Tail of 20 pointed feathers, the four recurved ones glossy 

 greenish-black, the rest greyish-brown, margined with white. Female brown, 

 with dusky spots and lines ; throat white, the middle tail-feathers not re- 

 curved — Nest of dry grass, lined Avith its own feathers and down. Eggs 10 



