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ANATID^. 



The nestling which is figarecl by Mr, Dresser in his 

 ' Birds of Europe ' is described, from specimens obtained at 

 Kimschenk, Russia, on the 18th June as : — • 



Upper parts, including the sides of the head below the 

 eye, but only the back of the neck, dark blackish-brown, 

 darkest on the crown and the lower part of the back ; at the 

 base of the wing-joint a white spot, and another close to it, 

 but rather lower down the back, and on each side of the rump 

 another white spot ; below the eye a very small white spot ; 

 under parts white ; breast and flanks pale greyish- or sooty- 

 brown. One young bird, Avhich can only be two or three 

 days old, has the bill so slightly serrated that the serrations 

 can only be seen when very closely looked into ; but another, 

 which is a few days older, has the serrations very distinct. 



A portion of the trachea of the male Smew is represented 

 below on the left hand. The figure on the right is from the 

 lower portion of the windpipe of the female. 



