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black; the feathers of the back, scapulars, rump and 
tail-coverts dark dusky, almost black, edged and 
marked with yellowish brown; the lesser wing- 
coverts uniform greyish brown, the greater are 
tipped with white; the rest of the wing is much the 
same as in the male; the tail-feathers are yellowish 
brown, marked with black and edged with dirty 
white; the chin is uniform yellowish brown, without 
marks; the breast, belly and the rest of the under 
parts yellowish brown, marked with black; under 
wing-coverts white; legs, toes and webs reddish 
orange. ‘The young in their down plumage vary a 
little, some being mottled dark brown and pale 
yellowish brown on the upper parts, and others are 
nearly uniform black on the back. JI am rather dis- 
posed to think that the dark ones are the drakes, 
but I have not been able to prove it satisfactorily. 
The eggs are of a uniform dull pale greenish hue. 
GarGANEY, Anas Querquedula. The Garganey or 
“Summer Teal,” as it is often called, must be con- 
sidered rather a rare spring and summer visitor to 
this county; the specimens which I have seen here 
have generally been killed about the end of March 
or beginning of April in the marsh, and brought to 
the market and bird-stuffer’s shop at Taunton. 
Montagu says he has received these birds from the 
decoys in Somersetshire in the month of April. 
Yarrell seems to be of opinion that the specimens 
that occur in the spring are on their way to breed in 
