8 WILD-FOWL AND SEA-FOWL OF GREAT BRITAIN 



reddish-yellow, variegated with dark brown, each 

 feather having a broad middle line, and several 

 bars. Throat, yellowish-white ; the upper parts are 

 mottled as in the male, but the markings are larger. 

 The lower parts are yellowish-white, with black 

 lines on the breast and sides. 



