p. 96 



ANAS AMERICANUS lato roftro 



-f 



Blue-wing Shoveler 



Canard d'Amerique au grand bee 



iiSiHIS is fomewhat lefs than a 



^,^^^- 



common Duck 



The 



ey 



are 



yello 



wing 13 



The upper part of the 



ed 



pale bl 



w'- 



feathers ; below which is a row 

 of white feathers, and below them a row of 



L 



peu pl'i 



am 



h 



ca- 



nard commun. Ses yeux font jaunes 



L 



ha 



convert 



de pli 



de fes atles 

 d^un bleu pale 

 rang de plumes blanch 



def- 



has 



un 



g 



the reft of the lower part of the 



raitg 



de 



vertes : le 



fc> 



de la partie inft 



de rath 



hrun 



Tc 



L 



is brown. All the other part of 



body 



of 



ed brown 



unlike in colour to the 



le 

 pt 



e 



de fo 



t 



AU 



d'^un brun meL 



a 



common Wild DucL This Bird does not al- 

 together agree with that defcribed by Mr. 



comme le canard fauv age ordinaire 



a 



Oi 



ne 



ejjemhle p. 



entterement 



ty 



'hi que Mr. 

 comme il le 



p, 370. But if, as he obferves, 

 they change they colours in Winter, it is poffi- 

 ble this may be the Bird. However, as their 



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Bills are of the fame for 

 may be diftinguiflied fr 



Willoughby a decrit p. 370. mais 

 remarque^ le fien change de couleur en Hi 

 peut hi en fair e que celui-ci foit de la mime efpece que 



^oi quil en foiiy puis que leur bee ejl de la 



le Jit 



Hen. 



and by which they mime for 7ne, &' quil peut les diftinguer fuffif 



all others of the de toutes les 



Duck kind, I cannot defcribe it in better words di 



efpeces de canards^ je ne puis le 



\ 



meilleurs 



than the above excellent Author 



r- 



r excellent auteur que j 



que ceux dont s^ejl Je 



/ 



X - 



^Vlt's bill is three inches long, coal blacky 



(C 



■^ : ■ ■ - ' ■ 



(though this is of a reddilh brown/ fpot- noir de geai 



Son bee, qui ejl long de trois p 



d 



un 



que 



celu 



d 



V. 



CC 



ted with black) much broader toward the 



1-- 



cc 



tip than at the bafe, excavated like a fa point e 



brun J tachete de noir) ejl beaucoup plus larg, 



rouge 



qu 



5 \ 



a 



cc 



buckler^ of a round circumference. 



At 



s 



*' the end it hath a fmall crooked hook or 



clier : f 



^fi 



bdfe^ &* creufe comme un bou- 



: il a fon extre- 



me 



mtte 



petit 



■- 1 



A 



" nail ; each mandible is pectinated or tooth- mandibule a 



r 



^' ed like a comb, with rays or thin plates de dents ^ comme 



'ochet 

 bord. 



ou 



recourb 



chaq 



ue 



forme de fc 



d^un peigne 



(( 



inferted mutually one into another, when ou de petites lames minces 



ou garnis 

 des rayonsy 



" the bill is fhut 



The 



qui en t rent les unes 



gs and feet 



red 



dans les 



I am n( 



Female. 



certain whether this was a Male or 



quand le bee ejl ft 



P 



• / 



rouges 



Ses jambes 

 as fur Ji 



celui-ci etoit male ou feme He 



y 



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