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SL UAQCOW, Siswe densi ss seniens ecakasiaes Penn. Brit. Orn. 2. 268. 
Lath. Gen. Syn. 6. 518. 
Canard siffleur wsocerssscoreer.e Duff. Ois. 9. 169, pl. 10, 11. 
TPACHOD “ev ceeass ds Gkeduanise saueee Linn. Trans. vol. iv. tab. 13, 
Sig. 9. 
- Common in the British Islands during winter, frequenting both 
the sea and fresh water. It is a very widely coma species, 
_ being found throughout Africa, America, and Asia. 
MARECA CASTANEA. 
Mar. Mas.—Castaneus atro maculato; speculoque viridi. 
Mar.Fem.—Brunnea cinerea, marginibus pennarum suturatioribus. 
CASTANEOUS WIDGEON. 
Mas. castaneous spotted with black; the wing-spot green. 
Fem. cinereous brown, with the edges of the feathers lighter. 
IN. IN. 
Length... 173 Pid cn 1 3-5ths Tarsi...... 4 
Male: under parts, neck, and upper part of the back castaneous, 
spotted with black ; lower part of the back black, each feather edged 
with castaneous ; wing coverts brown, slightly tinged with greenish; 
quills brown; secondary coverts tipped with white; tail and under 
coverts black, glossed with green and purplish; wing-spot bright 
green; head black, glossed with green; bill, legs, and feet black. 
Fem.: rather smaller than the male ; light brownish grey, spotted 
with dark; wing-spot green, edged anteriorly with white, and pos- 
teriorly with black ; bill and legs as in the male. 
Mareca castanea nobis. 
Inhabits New Holland. The first specimens we observed were in the 
collection of the Natural History and Antiquarian Society of Shrews- 
bury, presented (together with many other birds from the same 
country) by Major Wakeman. 
AIX GALERICULATA. 
Aix Mas.—Vertice occipiteque viridibus; fascia lata supra-occulari 
alba; tectricibus tertiis ad apices expandentibus. 
Aix Fem.—Fasciis duabus alis. 
