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brown ; crown brown green ; with a small crest ; 

 head brown and grey, spotted with ferruginous ; 

 throat fine deep purple ; the neck is dark brown, 

 waved with black ; the wing-coverts are ash colour ; 

 the tail of 12 feathers, the two middle ones black, 

 the remainder brown edged with white; belly is 

 dusky, finely granulated ; the legs are small, yellow 

 with dusky webs. (Latham.) 

 The length is 20 inches. 



23. AFRICANA. AFRICAN TEAL. 



Mr. Bullock mentions (in the Lin. Trans, vol. 1 1.) 

 that the African Teal has been taken in Lincolnshire. 



FFttTNA -f POKER > POCHARD OR RED HEAD- 

 ( ED WIGEON. 



A. cinereo-undulata, capite brunneo, fascia pectorali 

 crisso uropygioque nigro. Lath. 



The bill is dark lead colour; tip black; hides 

 deep yellow ; the head and neck are bright bay ; the 

 breast and upper part of the back fine black ; plu- 

 mage above grey, with black lines ; the belly is ash 

 colour, shaded and dashed with black. 



The length is 19 inches; weight about Slbs. 



The female has the head reddish brown; the 



