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are narrow, whitish-yellow lines, which meet in front of 
the eye, and are then prolonged as a single line to the base 
of the beak and chin; back, scapulars, and wings, finely 
pencilled with grey and white ; lower back, and upper tail- 
coverts, very dark brown, latter edged with rufous; tail, 
ash-brown; under tail-coverts, nearly black in the centre, 
and buff-colour on each side; wing-coverts, brownish, with 
a brilliant lustrous-green and purple-black speculum which 
is edged with white; chin, black ; front of neck, warm buff, 
spotted with black; breast and abdomen, white; flanks, 
pencilled like the back. 
Adult male, post-nuptial or eclipse—From July until 
October the drake assumes a plumage somewhat like that 
of the female. 
Adult female nuptial—The general plumage of the 
female consists of a motthng of brown and buff, the latter 
colour showing chiefly as edgings to the feathers of the 
upper parts; on the side of the neck and throat the buff 
predominates; on the top of the head the brown is more 
marked. 
Adult winter, male and female.—Similar to the respective 
nuptial plumages. 
Immature, male and female.—Almost similar to the 
female, but the brown on the breast and abdomen is darker, 
and more mottled. 
Beak. Blackish-brown. 
Freer. Dull greyish-brown. 
Ir1DES. Brown. 
AYERAGE MEASUREMENTS. 
TOTAL LENGTH ... nt eee ela 
Ady ane 
WING ; ne as sect = NO oree 
BEAK ee ee ee nee clones 
TARSO-METATARSUS i ie 
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‘AMERICAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL. Nettion carolinense 
(J. F. Gmelin). 
Coloured Figures.—Lilford, ‘ Coloured Figures,’ vol. vii, pl. 38. 
There are three records of this extremely rare visitor. 
The first was shot at Hants, prior to 1840. The second, an 
