A GADWALL.. 
pale brown, wider than in the male. Nape, brown, the feathers 
edged with a paler shade; chin and throat, white; breast, 
pale buff brown, with dusky spots on the feathers. Back, 
deep dusky brown, the edges of the feathers paler and of a 
rusty yellow or pale buff colour. Lesser wing coverts, greyish 
brown, the edges paler; the speculum dull white. Tail, dark 
brown, the edges and tips of the feathers pale buff, brown, 
and white. 
Yarrell says that the young birds of the year are ‘of a 
more uniform reddish brown colour above, speckled with dark 
brown; the middle of each feather also dark brown.’ 
The plate is taken from a drawing by John Gatcombe, 
Esq., of Wyndham Place, Plymouth, 
