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narrower near the tip than at the base. 

 The sexes differ greatly, not only in 

 general colour, but in the colour of the 

 speculum. The male has the scapulars 

 and inner secondaries lengthened and 

 pointed. 



The Pin-tails {Dafila). — The bill is 

 distinctly wider near the tip than at the 

 base. The sexes are very different, both 

 in general colour and in the colour of 

 the speculum. The male has the middle 

 tail-feathers greatly lengthened. The 

 scapulars and the inner secondaries are 

 also much lengthened and pointed. 



The Gadwalls (Chaulelasnms). — The 

 bill is of uniform width throughout. The 

 sexes do not differ much in colour, and 

 they both have a large white patch on the 

 wing, on the inner side of the speculum. 

 The male has the inner secondaries long 

 and pointed. The lamellae of the upper 

 mandible are very prominent, and project 

 well over the lower mandible. 



The Shovellers {Spatula). — The bill 

 is double the width near the tip that it 

 is at the base. The lamellae of the upper 

 mandible are very prominent, and project 

 well over the lower mandible. The 

 speculum is the same in both sexes, or 



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