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varied with two shades of brown, on a surface of greyish- 

 white; sides and flanks pale brown, varied with darker brown. 



Young males, as usual, resemble females in their first 

 plumage, attaining their sexual distinctions after their first 

 moult. They may be distinguished from the Common Teal 

 by their larger size, bluish-grey wing-coverts, and the green 

 speculum. 



The downy nestling is characterized by a very broad un- 

 broken buff streak above the eye, and a well-defined dark 

 streak through the cheek. 



The windpipe of the Garganey is about seven inches in 

 length ; the form of the bony enlargement nearly oval, and 

 placed so as to appear like a continuation of the tracheal 

 tube ; the enlargement is in the front, and the bronchial 

 tubes come off from the flattened inner surface which lies 

 upon the oesophagus. 



