THE GOOSANDER AND THE PIED SMEW 261 



before the wing. Primary quills and coverts brown- 

 ish-black ; secondary quills and coverts black, tipped 

 with white. Legs and feet light greyish-blue, the 

 webs dusky. Length, from bill to end of tail, seven- 

 teen inches. 



Female. — The crest shorter ; the bill pale blue ; 

 iris red. Upper part of head and hind-neck brown- 

 ish-red half-way down ; fore-part of cheek reddish- 

 black ; its hind-part brown. Throat white for half 

 its length ; lower neck, all round, ash grey ; lower 

 parts white ; the sides ash grey. Middle of back 

 greyish-black ; hind-part, scapulars, and tail grey. 

 The wings as the male's, but without the dark- 

 coloured smaller coverts ; legs and feet greenish- 

 blue. Length, from bill to tail, sixteen inches. 



