48 BRITISH BIRDS 



including the long scapularies, but excepting the neck 

 and breast, which are ruddy buff. The legs and feet 

 are dusky green. The female is much duller in all her 

 colouring, as well as somewhat smaller than the male. 



The Gadwall. 



This Duck has bred in the Gardens of the Zoological 

 Society; it is closely connected with the famous Canvas- 

 backed Duck of America, and is a handsome bird, very 

 susceptible of domestication. It is of rare occurrence in 



THE GADWALT,. 



this country. The Gadwall feeds on water insects, small 

 fish, frogs, aquatic plants and seeds. The nest is placed 

 among reeds. Its eggs are five or six in number, whitish- 

 buff in colour. 



