318 NATATORES. QUERQUEDULA. TEAL. 



yellowish-white, spotted with hair-brown. All the up- 

 per parts brownish-black, deeply margined with yellow- 

 ish-brown and white. Under parts yellowish-white. 

 Speculum similar to that of the male. Legs tinged with 

 yellow. 



The young of the year, of both sexes, strongly resemble 

 the female bird ; though usually rather darker in the 

 tints of their plumage. 



GARGANY TEAL. 



QUERQUEDULA CIRCIA, Steph. 

 PLATE LIII. Male and Female. 



Querquedula Circia, Steph. Shaw's Zool. 12. 143. pi. 51. 



Anas Circia, Linn. Syst. 1. 204. 34 GmeL Syst. 1. 553. Raii Syn. 148. 



Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 873. var. B. 

 Querquedula sestiva, Briss. Orn. 6. 445, 33. 

 La Sareelle d'e'te', Buff. Ois. 9. 268 Id. PI. Enl. 946. 

 Canard Sareelle d'e'te', Temm. Man. 2. 844. 

 La Sareelle ordinaire, Cuv. Reg. Anim. 1. 539. 

 Summer Teal, Will. (Angl.) 378. t. 76 Alton's Birds, 2. 103. 104 Lath. 



Syn. 6. 552. 89. 

 Anas Querquedula, Linn. Syst. 1. 203. 32 GmeL Syst. 1. 531 Briss. 6. 



427. 31. t. 39. f. 1. 2 Raii Syn. 148. 8 Will. 271. t. 74 Lath. Ind. 



Orn. 2. 872. sp. 99 Flem. Br." Amer. 1. 125. sp. 191. 

 La Sareelle commune, Buff. Ois. 9. 260. 

 Knackerite, Bechst. Naturg. Deut. 4. 1135. 

 Gargany, Br. Zool. 2. No. 289. pi. 101. Arct. Zool. 2. 576. O. Will. 



Angl. 377- t. 74. Lath. Syn. 6. 550. VJ.Id, Sup. 2. 360 Id. in Trans. 



Linn. Soc. 4. 108. pi. 13. f. 2. 3. (Trachea) Lewirfs Br. Birds, pL 259. 



Mont. Orn. Diet. 1. and Sup Bewick's Br. Birds, ed. 1826. pt. 372. 



Shaw's Zool. 12. 143. pi. 51 Flem. Br. Anim. 1. 125. sp. 191. 

 PROVINCIAL Pied Wigeon, Cricket Teal. 



THE male of the Gargany, which does but slightly exceed 

 the Common Teal in dimensions and weight, is distinguished 

 by a beautifully varied plumage ; not, however, producing 

 its effect by strong contrast, as the colours are mostly of a 

 subdued tone, but dependent for its attraction upon a deli- 

 cacy of pencilling and a pleasing gradation of tint, exceeded 

 by few even of this handsome group of the Anatidse. In 



