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neck, upper part of the breast and fore part of the 
back blackish-brown, the feathers marked with semi- 
circular bands of white, more distinctly on the fore 
part of the neck and upper part of the breast ; sides 
of the body pencilled with greyish-white and dusky; 
lower part of the breast and abdomen white, the 
latter barred with dusky towards the vent; lower 
and upper tail-coverts and sides of the rump green- 
ish-black ; tail greyish-brown, margined with white; 
hind part of the back dark brown, faintly barred 
with white; primaries brown; secondaries greyish- 
brown, tipped with white; middle coverts reddish- 
brown; a few of the outer secondaries broadly mar- 
gined with greenish-black; inner scapulars brown, 
broadly margined with dull yellowish-brown; outer 
undulated with dark brown and _ yellowish-white ; 
feet dull orange. Female two inches shorter ; about 
four inches less inextent. Length twenty-one inches 
and a half; wing eleven. 
This is an ugly duck, and not much esteemed by 
epicure or sportsman. 
WIDGEON. 
Bald-pate. 
Anas Americana, Wils. 
Specific Character—Bill short, the color light 
ereyish-blue; speculum green, banded with black; 
under wing-coverts white. Adult male with the 
loral space, sides of the head below the eye, upper 
part of the neck and throat, brownish-white, spotted 
