5 88 M O R I L L O N. Class II. 



Female, The head of the female* is of a deep brown, 



tinged with red : the neck grey : bread and belly- 

 white: coverts and fcapulars dufky and afh colored: 

 middle quil feathers white; the others, together 

 with the tail, black : the legs dufky. Thefe birds 

 frequent frefh water, as well as the fea ; being 

 found on the Shropfloire meres during winter. 



277. Moril- Le Morillon. Belon, 165. #7/. 201. Scopoli, No. 72. 



LOH. one. 368. Raiifyn. av. 144. Grey headed Duck. Br. Z00L 



Anas glaucion ? Lin. fyft. Ed. 2d. II. 471. 



>T^HIS fpecies is rather lefs than the laft. The 

 A bill of a yellowifh brown : the irides gold 

 color : the head of a dufky ruft color : round the 

 upper part of the neck is a collar of white ; be- 

 neath that a broader of grey. The back and co- 

 verts duiky, with a few white lines : the greater 

 coverts dufky, with a few great fpots of white : 

 the primaries black : the fecondaries white. Bread 

 and belly white : tail dufky : the fides above the 

 thighs black : the legs yellow. 



This was bought in the London market. I am 

 doubtfull of the fex. Confult Brijfon, VI. 406. tab. 

 XXXVI. 



* The fmaller red headed Duck. Wil orn. 369. Raii fyn. 

 *v. 143. 



Mr. 



