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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 in extent. 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 

 greyish-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 



